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Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 75,241 ratings — published 2004
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 464,823 ratings — published 1997
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The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as civilizations)
avg rating 3.78 — 14,225 ratings — published 1996
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Fall of Civilizations: Stories of Greatness and Decline Fall of Civilizations: Stories of Greatness and Decline (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as civilizations)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,997 ratings — published 2024
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as civilizations)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,293,426 ratings — published 2011
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Story of Civilization Story of Civilization (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.43 — 1,820 ratings — published 1975
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What Makes Civilization? The Ancient Near East and the Future of the West What Makes Civilization? The Ancient Near East and the Future of the West (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as civilizations)
avg rating 3.65 — 175 ratings — published 2010
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Fingerprints of the Gods: The Evidence of Earth's Lost Civilization Fingerprints of the Gods: The Evidence of Earth's Lost Civilization (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 15,708 ratings — published 1995
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Medieval Civilization 400-1500 Medieval Civilization 400-1500 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 1,211 ratings — published 1964
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Civilizations: Culture, Ambition, and the Transformation of Nature Civilizations: Culture, Ambition, and the Transformation of Nature (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 385 ratings — published 2000
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A History of Civilizations A History of Civilizations (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.85 — 1,220 ratings — published 1963
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Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.14 — 10,036 ratings — published 2020
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The Silk Roads: A New History of the World The Silk Roads: A New History of the World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 50,408 ratings — published 2015
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A History of Japan A History of Japan (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.50 — 1,714 ratings — published 1972
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A Nation in Waiting: Indonesia in the 1990s A Nation in Waiting: Indonesia in the 1990s (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.81 — 108 ratings — published 1994
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The Anglo-Saxons: A History of the Beginnings of England, 400–1066 The Anglo-Saxons: A History of the Beginnings of England, 400–1066 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as civilizations)
avg rating 4.31 — 6,602 ratings — published 2021
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1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.74 — 13,386 ratings — published 2014
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Atlantis: And Other Lost Worlds Atlantis: And Other Lost Worlds (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.60 — 226 ratings — published 2000
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Gateway to Atlantis: The Search for the Source of a Lost Civilization Gateway to Atlantis: The Search for the Source of a Lost Civilization (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.74 — 191 ratings — published 2000
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The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 6,849 ratings — published 2010
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Civilization: The West and the Rest Civilization: The West and the Rest (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.86 — 10,395 ratings — published 2011
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Pre-Industrial Societies: Anatomy of the Pre-Modern World Pre-Industrial Societies: Anatomy of the Pre-Modern World (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.88 — 203 ratings — published 1989
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The Mars Mystery The Mars Mystery (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.64 — 1,036 ratings — published 1997
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The Message of the Sphinx: A Quest for the Hidden Legacy of Mankind The Message of the Sphinx: A Quest for the Hidden Legacy of Mankind (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as civilizations)
avg rating 3.91 — 2,251 ratings — published 1995
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Lost to the West: The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization Lost to the West: The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 5,517 ratings — published 2009
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The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 29,831 ratings — published 2010
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Orientalism Orientalism (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 30,520 ratings — published 1978
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Waterless Mountain Waterless Mountain (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.39 — 1,500 ratings — published 1931
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War and Peace and War: The Rise and Fall of Empires War and Peace and War: The Rise and Fall of Empires (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as civilizations)
avg rating 4.16 — 946 ratings — published 2005
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Housecraft and Statecraft: Domestic Service in Renaissance Venice, 1400-1600 Housecraft and Statecraft: Domestic Service in Renaissance Venice, 1400-1600 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as civilizations)
avg rating 5.00 — 4 ratings — published 1996
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Ancient Civilizations: The Illustrated Guide to Belief, Mythology and Art Ancient Civilizations: The Illustrated Guide to Belief, Mythology and Art (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as civilizations)
avg rating 3.85 — 54 ratings — published 2005
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The Life and Death of St. Kilda The Life and Death of St. Kilda (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as civilizations)
avg rating 4.09 — 516 ratings — published 1975
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What Life was Like in the Land of the Dragon: Imperial China Ad 960-1368 What Life was Like in the Land of the Dragon: Imperial China Ad 960-1368 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as civilizations)
avg rating 4.04 — 71 ratings — published 1998
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A Day in the Life of Ancient Rome A Day in the Life of Ancient Rome (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 3,986 ratings — published 2007
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Daily Life in Holland in the Year 1566 And the Story of My Ancestor's Treasure Chest Daily Life in Holland in the Year 1566 And the Story of My Ancestor's Treasure Chest (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as civilizations)
avg rating 4.54 — 79 ratings — published 1992
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Rome and Jerusalem: The Clash of Ancient Civilizations Rome and Jerusalem: The Clash of Ancient Civilizations (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as civilizations)
avg rating 3.95 — 818 ratings — published 2007
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The Indian in America The Indian in America (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.10 — 123 ratings — published 1975
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The Civilization of Europe in the Renaissance The Civilization of Europe in the Renaissance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as civilizations)
avg rating 3.88 — 357 ratings — published 1993
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The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age of Philip II, Volume I The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age of Philip II, Volume I (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as civilizations)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,348 ratings — published 1949
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The Civilizing Process The Civilizing Process (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 1,018 ratings — published 1939
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From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life, 1500 to the Present From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life, 1500 to the Present (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as civilizations)
avg rating 4.14 — 4,661 ratings — published 2000
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The Tarim Mummies: Ancient China and the Mystery of the Earliest Peoples from the West The Tarim Mummies: Ancient China and the Mystery of the Earliest Peoples from the West (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as civilizations)
avg rating 4.08 — 108 ratings — published 2000
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The Lost Civilizations of the Stone Age The Lost Civilizations of the Stone Age (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as civilizations)
avg rating 3.79 — 273 ratings — published 1998
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The World of Late Antiquity The World of Late Antiquity (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as civilizations)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,965 ratings — published 1971
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Everyday Life in Traditional Japan Everyday Life in Traditional Japan (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.73 — 211 ratings — published 1969
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The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as civilizations)
avg rating 4.00 — 4,063 ratings — published 2007
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Dr. Johnson's London Dr. Johnson's London (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as civilizations)
avg rating 4.04 — 794 ratings — published 2000
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China Between Empires: The Northern and Southern Dynasties (History of Imperial China, #2) China Between Empires: The Northern and Southern Dynasties (History of Imperial China, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as civilizations)
avg rating 3.81 — 272 ratings — published 2008
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The World of the Shining Prince: Court Life in Ancient Japan The World of the Shining Prince: Court Life in Ancient Japan (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as civilizations)
avg rating 4.05 — 964 ratings — published 1964
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Ur of the Chaldees: A Revised and Updated Edition of Sir Leonard Woolley's Excavations at Ur Ur of the Chaldees: A Revised and Updated Edition of Sir Leonard Woolley's Excavations at Ur (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as civilizations)
avg rating 4.10 — 79 ratings — published 1954
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“The map showed human places I'd never heard of - places that had once been great civilizations, until humans forgot the world wasn't theirs to claim.”
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