This book views world history from the vantage point of the changing human predicament, i.e. the sense that people make of their life and death. Being of cardinal importance for every human being, the issue of life and death represents a key element of human culture and cuts across all social boundaries. The narrative focuses on those views of the human predicament which have characterized various civilizations up to the present time and culminates in an outline of possible further developments.
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- PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 031209101X
- ISBN 13 9780312091019
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages194