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This book highlights how the values and innovations of Old Europe laid the foundation for Greek civilization and, subsequently, Western civilization. By exploring these roots, the study provides modern Europeans with a deeper understanding of their heritage and the diverse origins of their cultural values. The book will appeal to scholars, researchers, and students of political science, history, cultural studies, and anthropology, as well as to everyone interested in a better understanding of European heritage, its values, and the Danube civilization.
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About the author
Harald Haarmann is a German linguist and cultural scientist who lives and works in Finland. Haarmann studied general linguistics, various philological disciplines, and prehistory at the universities of Hamburg (Germany), Bonn (Germany), Coimbra (Portugal), and Bangor (UK). He holds a PhD from Bonn University and completed his habilitation at Trier University (Germany). Haarmann taught and conducted research at several German and Japanese universities. He is Vice-President of the Institute of Archaeomythology (headquartered in Sebastopol, California) and director of its European branch (based in Luumäki, Finland). For his work, Haarmann has received several awards and some of his books have been translated into sixteen languages.
