Civilization vs Horizons of Anthropology: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Cultural Policy, Cultural, Public Policy, Anthropology, Social Science, Political science

Cover of Civilization

Civilization Edward Carpenter · 1889 ★★★★☆ 3.6 175 pages · ≈ 3 h 14 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Horizons of Anthropology

Horizons of Anthropology Sol Tax · 1964 ★★★★☆ 3.8 288 pages · ≈ 5 h 20 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.6 vs 3.8 — either is a safe pick by score.
Civilization is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 5 for Horizons of Anthropology.
Horizons of Anthropology is the easier read (Moderate), Civilization more demanding (Challenging).

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