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Excerpt from Egypt and Western Asia in Antiquity This accumulation has led to a complete change in the manner of treatment. History is no longer a merely superficial account of events which are conspicuous on the surface, - battles and sieges and dynastic changes. It seeks to trace the causes of events; it concerns itself not only with political but also with social phenomena; it reconstructs society, and explains the development Of civilization as this follows the changing fortunes of nations. It is no longer a more or less illusory romance, but a science which deals with the highest interests Of man kind, and teaches Wisdom from the lessons of the past. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.