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100 1 _aMarvin, Francis Sydney,
_d1863-1943
245 1 4 _aThe Unity of Western Civilization
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2005
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2005-02-12
505 0 _aIntroductory: The grounds of unity, by F. S. Marvin -- Unity in prehistoric times, by J. L. Myres -- The contribution of Greece and Rome, by J. A. Smith -- Unity in the middle ages, by E. Barker -- Unity and diversity in law, by W. M. Geldart -- The common elements in European literature and art, by the Rev. Dr. A. J. Carlyle -- Science and philosophy as unifying forces, by L. T. Hobhouse -- The unity of western education, by J. W. Headlam -- Commerce and finance as international forces, by H. Withers -- International industrial legislation, by Constance Smith -- Common ideals of social reform, by C. D. Burns -- The political bases of a world-state, by J. A. Hobson -- Religion as a unifying influence in western civilization, by H. G. Wood -- The growth of humanity, by F. S. Marvin.
508 _aE-text prepared by Ted Garvin, Garrett Alley, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _a"The Unity of Western Civilization" by Francis Sydney Marvin is a collection of essays written in the early 20th century. This work compiles a series of lectures delivered during a Summer School in 1915, exploring the fundamental elements that bind Western nations together throughout history, despite conflicts and differences. The contributing authors reflect on various factors—historical, philosophical, and cultural—that foster unity among the diverse nations of the West. The opening of the book presents a preface by the editor, F. S. Marvin, who explains the intent of the essays as a means of understanding the underlying threads that create a commonwealth of nations during a tumultuous historical period, specifically World War I. Marvin emphasizes that while the perspectives of the contributors may vary, they all agree on the necessity of recognizing and fostering the unity inherent in Western civilization. The preface sets the stage for a historical analysis that tracks the evolution of this unity from prehistoric times up through the emergence of powerful nation-states, engaging with themes of conflict, cooperation, and cultural exchange. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aInternational cooperation
653 _aCivilization, Western
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15030
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