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Civilisation: A Personal View

Author:
Kenneth Clark (author)
Language:
English
Original language:
English
Publisher:
British Broadcasting Corporation
Categories:
Architecture, art, history and philosophy
Publication year:
1977
Original publication year:
1969
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Table of Contents:
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  • Colour illustrations
  • Black and white illustrations
  • Acknowledgements
  • Foreword
  1. The Skin of our Teeth
  2. The Great Thaw
  3. Romance and Reality
  4. Man - the Measure of all Things
  5. The Hero as Artist
  6. Protest and Communication
  7. Grandeur and Obedience
  8. The Light of Experience
  9. The Pursuit of Happiness
  10. The Smile of Reason
  11. The Worship of Nature
  12. The Fallacies of Hope
  13. Heroic Materialism
  • Index

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