Digging up the origins of civilization: geologist and historian Roger Osborne wants to know just what people mean when they use the 'C' word.(Civilization: A New History of the Western World)(Book Review)

From: History Today | Date: January 1, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

Confession time. Courteous and affable in public, I am, in the privacy of my own home, a serial shouter. Bellowing in the morning ('Wrong question, Naughtie!'), yelling in the evening ('Read some history, Paxman/Blair/ Rumsfeld/Bush!'); berating television historical dramas ('Ancient Romans were not modern Europeans in funny outfits--they were different!') and abusing yet another history documentary about 'a stunning breakthrough' ('Get to the point and we can all go to bed!').

I suppose the British society of secret shouters has a few million members, all enjoying a good ...

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