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Author
Publisher
Modern Library
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
This abridgment retains the scope of the original, but in a compass equivalent to a long novel. Casual readers now have access to the full sweep of Gibbon's narrative, while instructors and students have a volume that can be read in a single term. This edition emphasizes elements ignored in all other abridgments--in particular the role of religion in the empire and the rise of Islam.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Presents revisionist insights into the influences of classical cultures, revealing the lesser-known roles played by ancient civilizations on shaping the modern West, in an account that also cites the contributions of Greek and Roman figures.
Author
Series
Hinges of history volume 1
Publisher
Nan A. Talese, Doubleday
Pub. Date
c1995
Language
English
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