Books by V. Gordon Childe

Originally published in 1946, this book presents in what can arguably be described as an unusual way, a slice of Scottish social life by applying to prehistory the principles of Marxism as practised by Soviet scholars of Russian prehistory.

Originally published as part of the "History of Civilization", this text was published during a period of historical discovery. The aim of the general editor was to summarize the most up to date findings and theories of historians, anthropologists, archaeologists and sociologists.

Originally published in 1930, this book provides a detailed account of the Bronze Age, which was intended to take up the story of pre-historic industrial development in North-western Europe from where M. C. Burkitt's Our Early Ancestors left it. Numerous illustrative figures and a comprehensive bibliography are also included.

Originally published as part of the "History of Civilization", this text was published during a period of historical discovery. The aim of the general editor was to summarize the most up to date findings and theories of historians, anthropologists, archaeologists and sociologists.

This monumental volume in the History of Civilization Series has done a great service to learning in giving a very good outline of the earliest civilization of Europe. It covers the Orient, Crete, the Aegean, Maritime Civilization, Greece, the Balkans, the Danube, Eurasia, Northern Cultures, Forest Cultures, Islands of the Western Mediterranean, Iberia, Alpine Culture, and the British Isles.