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Book - Reference Book/History, Henry Smith Williams, The Historians History of the World Vol 8 set 1 - Edited by Henry Smith Williams L.L.D. Published by “The Times” 1908, 1908
... The Historians History of the World Vol 8 set 1 - Edited by Henry Smith Williams L.L.D. ...the historians history of the world vol 8 set 1...Vol. 8 is a "time capsule" of how Edwardian scholars viewed the "darkening" of civilisation and the rise of Islam. It reflects the 1908 fascination with imperial overstretch a topic very relevant to the British Empire at the time of publication.
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The 1908 edition of The Historians' History of the World is a monumental work of Edwardian scholarship, representing a specific era of "universal history" where the goal was to synthesise all human knowledge into a single narrative. Volume 8 shifts the lens eastward to document the civilisations that challenged Rome and Byzantium, eventually giving way to the Islamic Golden Age.
Book is part of a 25 volume set with red cloth bindings and gold filigree design to rib.non-fictionThe 1908 edition of The Historians' History of the World is a monumental work of Edwardian scholarship, representing a specific era of "universal history" where the goal was to synthesise all human knowledge into a single narrative. Volume 8 shifts the lens eastward to document the civilisations that challenged Rome and Byzantium, eventually giving way to the Islamic Golden Age.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, book, the historians history of the world vol 8 set 1, reference book
