About this title: History has become focused on the future; the age of the information superhighway finds us always looking to the next horizon. But will there be a future for humanity? Considering the dire threats from environmental degradation, nuclear proliferation, and vicious ethnic rivalries, one may wonder what sort of future if any is in store for humankind. Eminent scholar H J Blackham tells us our future, the outcome of our history, has already been mapped out. If we want to know where we're going, we need to embrace where we've been. The Western world must take the time to understand, appreciate, ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9781573920421ISBN:1573920428
Description: New in new dust jacket. No marks, no wear. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 411 p. Oxford-Westminster Critical Studies. Audience: General/trade. read more
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Prometheus Books, Publishers, Amherst, NY
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9781573920421ISBN:1573920428
Description: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1573920428. Cloth.; 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Prometheus Books, Amherst, NY
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9781573920421ISBN:1573920428
Description: Very Good + in Very Good+ Unclipped jacket. A bright, tight edition. DJ is unclipped; clean and sharp; shadows of fingerprints in just the right light. Text is clean with light foxing along the text box edge only; well-bound & true. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Date Published: 1996-01-01
ISBN-13:9781573920421ISBN:1573920428
Description: New. 1573920428 A thematic essay following the course of Western history in terms of cultural inheritance and legacy from Periclean Athens through the Dark Ages and Renaissance, into the beginning of what is now the third millennium. Blackham, founder of the British Humanist Association, draws power from a scholarly attitude and a deep commitment to understanding the lessons of history and culture as they affect the manner in which Western society drives toward its future. The volume has an ... read more
Edition: First Editon, Fifth Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Prometheus Books, Publishers, Amherst, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9781573920421ISBN:1573920428
Description: As New/As New. 6.5" x 9.5" Tall 1573920428 411pp. Index. A powerful thematic essay that follows the course of Western history into the postreligious present in terms of cultural inheritance and legacy, read more
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Description: New. Please note that deliveries to addresses in the UK and Europe will be in 4-14 business days. Other countries should refer to Alibris standard times. This powerful thematic essay by eminent scholar H.J. Blackham follows the course of Western history into the post-religious present in terms of cultural inheritance and legacy. Pagan Greece, Yahweh's Judea, and Christian Rome symbolize three major movements in Western history. From the Renaissance through the Enlightenment and on into the ... read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9781573920421ISBN:1573920428
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. No markings. Binding tight. Interior clean. DJ is complete. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 411 p. Oxford-Westminster Critical Studies. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: New. PLEASE NOTE that we do not offer expedited shipping. Orders placed with the priority shipping option will automatically be canceled. This powerful thematic essay by eminent scholar H.J. Blackham follows the course of Western history into the post-religious present in terms of cultural inheritance and legacy. Pagan Greece, Yahweh's Judea, and Christian Rome symbolize three major movements in Western history. From the Renaissance through the Enlightenment and on into the modern industrial ... read more
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