So while some few people live in luxury, many have not even enough to eat and drink and wear.Īgain, in England to-day, thousands of people live in dreadful surroundings. In England alone, in sharing out of the National Income, we find that one half is divided among every sixteen people and the seventeenth person gets the other half. To-day, the sharing-out of money – the sharing-out of food, clothing, houses and books, is still very unfair. Present Civilization -: The World as One. Practically no part of the world is untouched by it. Eventually, the desert closed in and the oasis was no more.īut to-day, it is the oasis which is spreading over the desert. Previous civilizations were specialized and limited like an oasis in a surrounding desert of savagery. This was the fate of Babylon, Assyria, India, China, Greece and Rome. Most of the previous civilizations came to an end because uncivilized peoples broke in and destroyed them. Our civilization is more secure because it is much more widely spread. Joad) SUMMARY History as a record of great conquerors: The books of history are nothing more than the records of the deeds and. 5) Arabian Nights:- A collection of famous stories set in ancient Arabia. 4) Caliph:- Muslim rulers who were also religious heads. Joad Meanings:- 1) Make a fuss:- Pay a lot of attention.
