The Generations of the Nations, or the Descendants of Humanity

Title	The Generations of the Nations, or the Descendants of Humanity
Publication Date:	1912
Subject	50000 B.C. to 1899, Anthropology, Aztecs, Civilization, Ethnography, Indians of Central America, Indians of North America, Indigenous peoples, Mayas, Mongols, Number concept, Sumerians, Writing--History
Type	Book
Language	Arabic
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Library:	Harvard Library
Library Asset ID	LCCN: 2021666246
Record ID	TN_cdi_loca_primary_2021666246
Library Location	ONLINE ACCESS
Date	1912
Notes	Ṭabaqāt al-umam aw Al-salāʼil al-basharīyah (The generations of the nations, or The descendants of humanity) is an ambitious work of ethnography and anthropology, aimed at describing human societies in both their historical development and contemporary features. The book was published in 1912 by the Hilāl printing house of Cairo. Its author, Jirjī Zaydān, was born in Beirut in 1861 and studied medicine at the local American University. He later completed his literary and philosophical education in Cairo, before returning to Lebanon, where he studied Hebrew and Syriac. Zaydān worked as a journalist for the newspapers Al-Muqtaṭaf and Al-Hilāl, and his works include books on the philosophy of language and on Arabic rhetoric. In the book presented here, he offers an overview of historical and contemporary societies from all over the world. The book opens with chapters on the geological eras of the earth, the origin of man, and prehistoric societies. Zaydān devotes several chapters to the invention of writing and to the use of different systems of numeration in early civilizations. Subsequent chapters deal briefly with historical and modern societies, including ancient Egypt, the Sumerians, Akkadians, Mongols, Native Americans, Mayans, Aztecs, and modern Western societies. For each of these societies, Zaydān offers an overview of their customs, main discoveries, religious and philosophical beliefs, and literary production.
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The Generations of the Nations, or the Descendants of Humanity

Publication Date 1912

Subject 50000 B.C. to 1899, Anthropology, Aztecs, Civilization, Ethnography, Indians of Central America, Indians of North America, Indigenous peoples, Mayas, Mongols, Number concept, Sumerians, Writing--History

Type Book

Language Arabic

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Library Harvard Library

Library Asset ID LCCN: 2021666246

Record ID TN_cdi_loca_primary_2021666246

Library Location ONLINE ACCESS

Date 1912

Notes Ṭabaqāt al-umam aw Al-salāʼil al-basharīyah (The generations of the nations, or The descendants of humanity) is an ambitious work of ethnography and anthropology, aimed at describing human societies in both their historical development and contemporary features. The book was published in 1912 by the Hilāl printing house of Cairo. Its author, Jirjī Zaydān, was born in Beirut in 1861 and studied medicine at the local American University. He later completed his literary and philosophical education in Cairo, before returning to Lebanon, where he studied Hebrew and Syriac. Zaydān worked as a journalist for the newspapers Al-Muqtaṭaf and Al-Hilāl, and his works include books on the philosophy of language and on Arabic rhetoric. In the book presented here, he offers an overview of historical and contemporary societies from all over the world. The book opens with chapters on the geological eras of the earth, the origin of man, and prehistoric societies. Zaydān devotes several chapters to the invention of writing and to the use of different systems of numeration in early civilizations. Subsequent chapters deal briefly with historical and modern societies, including ancient Egypt, the Sumerians, Akkadians, Mongols, Native Americans, Mayans, Aztecs, and modern Western societies. For each of these societies, Zaydān offers an overview of their customs, main discoveries, religious and philosophical beliefs, and literary production.

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Başlık The Generations of the Nations, or the Descendants of Humanity