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The Ancient World will show changes of four distinct kinds : (1) Many generalizations of a philosophical nature have (2) More narrative and more biography have been introduced. (3) Abstruse ideas have been retained only when essential to historical study,and then they have been explained. (4) Diction and sentence structure have been simplified. Besides many radical modifications,it will be found that few sentences of the least a slight alteration.Paragraphs, too, have been short terms like civilization, state, empire, are discussed in footnotes; references to maps are more frequent and specific; more maps and illustrations have been added; and the suggestions for students' reading have been simplified by the omission of rare and difficult works. WILLIS MASON WEST 1904 ______________________ Even though West was concerned with The Ancient World's content, and how it could be perceived by the general public, he felt it important to speak of the ancient world as it was perceived. However, truth and openness to many aspects of our ancient past was deemed to be unacceptable to present to the 'moral' public, and especially our college youth of the time. _________________ By the time of World War II the ancient emblem present on the cover of The Ancient World took on new meaning. And what copies remained on library shelves were removed, and many destoryed. __________________ Today we know there is value in understanding of our past, no matter how astonishing our past may be viewed in today's values. _____________________ ______________ INSTANT DIGITAL DELIVERY
