Cover has slight edge and corner wear. ; "Colonies of civilized human beings have been emerging and disappearing on the continent fringes of the Planet Earth for over 5,000 years. Each of these ganglia of civilized mankind had similar aspirations, but none fulfilled them. At least, not in their fullest dimensions. Some built cities for over a million people that now lie buried in the skeletal debrisof the Sahara sands. Others built cities that were even larger--in Asia and South America--but snakes, rodents, and entangled vines are about all that live today in the ghostly grandeur of their ruined past..."; 6" x 9"; 337 pages;
Title: THE 5000 YEAR LEAP - FIVE THOUSAND - The 28 Great Ideas That Changed the World
Location Published: Washington, D. C., The National Center for Constitutional Studies: 1985
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Categories: Art, Animals, Addiction and Recovery
Seller ID: 42786
