The Unity of Western CivilizationRead Books Ltd, 15. 7. 2016. - 416 страница This early work by Francis Sydney Marvin was originally published in 1922 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Unity of Western Civilization' is a wonderful work charting the historical development of the western world. Francis Sidney Marvin was born in 1863, in London, son of Francis Bentham Marvin and his wife Julia Chase. He was educated at Merchant Taylors School in London and went on to study lassics and modern history at St. John's College, Oxford. Marvin retained a keen interest in history throughout his life and organised many courses and lectures on the subject to promote interest in the field. He wrote several notable works, including Progress and History (1924), The Evolution of World-Peace (1933), and The leadership of the world (1914). Francis Sidney Marvin died in 1943, in Barnet, at the age of eighty. |
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... action in relation to the raising of social and industrial standards. This truth perceived by Robert Owen a century ago. Work of Owen and his successors in the direction of an international minimum of labour conditions. Action of the ...
... action in relation to the raising of social and industrial standards. This truth perceived by Robert Owen a century ago. Work of Owen and his successors in the direction of an international minimum of labour conditions. Action of the ...
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... action by European Governments and (b) action by separate Governments influenced by foreign experience. There has also been a growth of sentiment, not yet embodied in law or institutions, with regard to (i) the position of women and ...
... action by European Governments and (b) action by separate Governments influenced by foreign experience. There has also been a growth of sentiment, not yet embodied in law or institutions, with regard to (i) the position of women and ...
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... action and may be increased to such a point that the whole of life is a happier and nobler thing, so far they will be averse to war. And in its various applications, to increasing production and quickening communication, to lengthening ...
... action and may be increased to such a point that the whole of life is a happier and nobler thing, so far they will be averse to war. And in its various applications, to increasing production and quickening communication, to lengthening ...
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IV | |
UNITY AND DIVERSITY IN | |
THE COMMON ELEMENTS IN EUROPEAN LITERATURE | |
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THE UNITY OF WESTERN EDUCATION | |
COMMERCE AND FINANCE AS INTERNATIONAL FORCES | |
INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL LEGISLATION | |
COMMON IDEALS OF SOCIAL REFORM | |
POLITICAL BASES OF A WORLDSTATE | |
RELIGION AS A UNIFYING INFLUENCE IN WESTERN | |
THE GROWTH OF HUMANITY | |
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