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Records of Civilization

SOURCES AND STUDIES EDITED BY JAMES T. SHOTWELL, Ph.D. PROFESSOR OF HISTORY IN COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN COLLABORATION WITH

FRANKLIN H. GIDDINGS, Ph.D., LL.D. JULIUS A. BEWER, Ph.D.

PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY AND THE HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION IN COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR OF OLD TESTAMENT EXEGESIS IN UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

MUNROE SMITH, J.U.D., LL.D. CARLTON H. HAYES, Ph.D.

PROFESSOR OF ROMAN LAW AND COMPARATIVE JURISPRUDENCE IN COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HISTORY IN COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

WILLIAM R. SHEPHERD, Ph.D. ELLERY C. STOWELL, Ph.D.

PROFESSOR OF HISTORY IN COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF INTERNATIONAL LAW IN COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

GEORGE W. BOTSFORD, Ph.D. HAROLD H. TRYON, M.A., B.D.

PROFESSOR OF HISTORY IN COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY INSTRUCTOR IN NEW TESTAMENT AND CHURCH HISTORY IN UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

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Records of Civilisation: Sources and Studies

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