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Conquests and Cultures

Paperback • 1999 • English

Conquests and Cultures

By Thomas Sowell

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About the book

This book is the culmination of 15 years of research and travels that have taken the author completely around the world twice, as well as on other travels in the Mediterranean, the Baltic, and around the Pacific rim. Its purpose has been to try to understand the role of cultural differences within nations and between nations, today and over centuries of history, in shaping the economic and social fates of peoples and of whole civilizations. Focusing on four major cultural areas(that of the Briti...Show more

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9780465014002

Publisher

Basic Books

Published year

1999

Language

English

Original title

Conquests and Cultures

Format

Paperback

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