Created in observance of the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birth; this splendid coloring book celebrates the life of the influential 19th-century English naturalist. Thirty finely detailed images and informative captions profile Darwin's childhood and university days; his voyage aboard the H.M.S. Beagle to study tortoises; finches; and other creatures on the Galapagos Islands; and the publication of the landmark works that led to his enduring fame.
#1659596 in Books 2002-06-14 2002-06-14Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.22 x .88 x 6.32l; 1.23 #File Name: 0486420965448 pages
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful. Interesting More For Histiography then the HistoryBy S. PactorI read this book because Burckhardt is (in my mind) the first "modern" historian. I've seen his more well known "History of Renaissance Italy" around; but this was the first time I had encountered his History of Greek Culture. Unpublished during his lifetime; this book is more a compilation of his lecture notes from the University of Basel then a classic history text. Most impressive about this book is that despite it's age; it is still completely readable to a contemporary- try comparing the readability here to what the Brits were turning out in the history department in the mid 19th century- yikes.It's also interesting because it is an example of the roots of the discipline of history in the west- specifically; the History of Greek Culture is only partially "objective" and exists primarily to extol the primacy of greek culture. Frankly I found the non-pc "white man" take to be refreshing- no hemming and hawing here- just straight up declarations about greek culture- no attribution required (because their lecture notes.)I read the abridged version and still skimmed maybe 50 page of the 300 page book. The end of specific chapters often devolves into Burckhardt giving his opinion about the merit of every greek playright; for example.0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. It was great as a resource bookBy Mrs. Betty C. AdairThis was what the professor asked to read for a course on Greece. It was great as a resource book.
