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Epochs of European civilization : antiquity to Renaissance

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  • Author: Hosking, Geoffrey A.
    Edition: Unabridged
    Date:
    Created
    2011
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    Copyrighted
    2005
    Summary:

    In this course, University College London professor Geoffrey Hosking discusses the four themes that make European history different from other parts of the world: the nation-state, citizenship, the scientific method, and broadly based public finance.

    Contents:
    • Jews in the ancient world
    • Jews and the Diaspora
    • Ancient Greece
    • Greek science, philosophy, and culture
    • Rome as a city-state
    • Augustus and the fall of the Roman Empire
    • The birth and spread of Christianity
    • Western Christianity after Augustine
    • The challenge of Islam
    • Feudalism and Western kingship
    • The Church's bid for power
    • Origins of the modern state
    • Italian city-states and public finance: the nature of money, trade, and finance
    • The Renaissance.
    Genre:
    Instructional and educational works, History and geography
    Subject(s): Europe | Civilization
    Original Publisher: Prince Frederick, Md., [Prince Frederick, Md.], Recorded Books, [Distributed by] OneClick Digital
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9781449893125