Ancestor of the West

Ancestor of the West
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 220
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ISBN-10 : 0226067157
ISBN-13 : 9780226067155
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Book Synopsis Ancestor of the West by : Jean Bottéro

Download or read book Ancestor of the West written by Jean Bottéro and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2000-06-15 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the same time Ancestor of the West reminds us that these cultures were precursors of our own precisely because they possessed an intelligence that we still recognize. The ancients, even in their earliest writings, thought like us."--BOOK JACKET.


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