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Will Durant

The first volume of Will Durant's Pulitzer Prize–winning series, Our Oriental Heritage: The Story of Civilization, Volume I chronicles the early history of Egypt, the Middle East, and Asia. In this masterful work, readers will encounter:

 • Sumeria, birthplace of the first cities and written laws
 • the Egyptians, who perfected monumental architecture, medicine, and mummification more than 3,500 years ago
 • the Babylonians, who developed astronomy and physics, and planted the seeds of Western mythology
 • the Judeans, who preserved their culture forever in the immortal books of the Old Testament
 • the Persians, who ruled the largest empire in recorded history before Rome
 • Indian philosophy, Chinese philosophers, and Japanese samurais

Robin Field

Blackstone Publishing

Story of Civilization

Our Oriental Heritage: A History of Civilization in Egypt and the Near East to the Death of Alexander, and in India, China, and Japan from the Beginning to Our Own Day, with

An engrossing volume on the Italian Renaissance by Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Will Durant

The fifth volume of Durant's acclaimed Story of Civilization, The Renaissance chronicles the history of Italy from 1304 to 1576. In this masterful work, listeners will encounter

 • the poets Petrarch and Boccaccio, the fathers of the Renaissance;
 • the paintings, sculptures, and architecture of Milan, Florence, and Venice;
 • the life and accomplishments of Leonardo Da Vinci;
 • the Catholic church and the popes of Avignon and Rome;
 • the politicians and philosophers of Italy, including the Borgia family, Julius II, and Machiavelli;
 • the Italian Wars, the conflicts with France, and the country's decline.

Grover Gardner

The Renaissance: A History of Civilization in Italy from 1304–1576 AD

An engrossing volume on the European Reformation by Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Will Durant

The sixth volume of Durant's acclaimed Story of Civilization, The Reformation chronicles the history of European civilization from 1300 to 1564. In this masterful work, listeners will encounter

 • the schism within the Roman Catholic Church and the formation of early Protestantism;
 • the theology of Martin Luther and his societal impact;
 • the rise of Humanism and the life of Desiderius Erasmus;
 • the royal monarchies of England, France, Spain, and Italy;
 • the imperial conquests of Christopher Columbus and the discovery of the Americas;
 • the Bohemian revolution of Eastern Europe, the unification of Russia, and the rise of the Ottoman Empire;
 • the teachings of John Calvin; and
 • the Counter-Reformation of the sixteenth century.

Stefan Rudnicki

The Reformation: A History of European Civilization from Wycliffe to Calvin, 1300–1564

Ariel Durant

The Pulitzer Prize–winning volume on European civilization by acclaimed historians Will and Ariel Durant

Rousseau and Revolution, the tenth volume of the Story of Civilization, ranges over a Europe in ferment, but centers on the passionate rebel—philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the great exponent of the romantic impulse toward self-exploration and social revolt, who contended with the great rationalist Voltaire for the mind of Europe. Rousseau condemned civilization as a disease, glorified the noble savage, proclaimed to the world with equal intensity his own love affairs and the natural rights of man, and became the patron saint of the revolution and the worldwide social upheavals of two centuries.

Rousseau and Revolution: A History of Civilization in France, England, and Germany from 1756, and in the Remainder of Europe from 1715 to 1789

Story of Civilization - Die Buchreihe

Story of Civilization - Die Buchreihe

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