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Author Clark, Kenneth, 1903-1983.

Title Civilisation: a personal view [by] Kenneth Clark.

Publication Info. New York : Harper & Row [1970]
[©1969]

Copies

Location Call No. Status
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  709 C54    Check Shelf
 Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Adult Department  901.9 CLA    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  901.9 CLARK    Check Shelf
 Granby, Main Library - Adult  901.9 CLA    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  901.9 CLARK    Check Shelf
 Portland Public Library - Adult Department  709 CLA    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  901.9 CL    Check Shelf
Edition [First U.S. edition].
Description xviii, 359 pages : illustrations (part color) ; 26 cm
Contents The skin of our teeth -- The great thaw -- Romance and reality -- Man : the measure of all things -- The hero as artist -- Protest and communication -- Grandeur and obedience -- The light of experience -- The pursuit of happiness -- The smile of reason -- The worship of nature -- The fallacies of hope -- Heroic materialism.
Form Also issued online.
Summary Historical and cultural synthesis of Western man's art, his buildings, books, and great individuals. Prepared for the author's television series, "Civilization."
Subject Civilization -- History.
Art -- History.
Other Form: Online version: Clark, Kenneth, 1903-1983. Civilisation. [1st U.S. ed.] New York, Harper & Row [1970, c1969] (OCoLC)559250097
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