The authors devoted five decades to the study of world history and philosophy, culminating in the masterful eleven-volume Story of Civilization. In this compact summation of their work, Will and...
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Auteur: Durant, Will, Durant, ArielSommaire:Genre: History and geography, Philosophy -
Auteur: Durant, Will, Durant, ArielSommaire:In this volume, Will and Ariel Durant explore Europe's bumpy road toward the Enlightenment. This is the age of great monarchs and greater artists, as well the heyday of modern science and...
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Auteur: Durant, Will, Durant, ArielSommaire:This volume chronicles the history of European civilization from 1648 to 1715. Listeners will encounter the tumultuous rule of the Louis XIV, the artists and leaders of England, the reign of Peter...
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Auteur: Durant, Will, Durant, ArielSommaire:This volume presents an in-depth examination of France and England in the first half of the eighteenth century. In this masterful work, listeners will encounter the salons of Paris, the...
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Auteur: Durant, Will, Durant, ArielSommaire:This volume centers on the passionate rebel--philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Rousseau condemned civilization as a disease, glorified the noble savage, and became the patron saint of the...
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Auteur: Durant, Will, Durant, ArielSommaire:This volume surveys the chain of events that wrenched Europe out of the Enlightenment and into the age of democracy. In this masterful work, listeners will encounter the French Revolution and its...
Genre: History and geography