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| TITLE: |
The story of civilization / Will Durant. |
| AUTHOR: |
Durant, Will, 1885- |
| SERIES: |
Story of civilization. |
| PUBLISHED: |
New York : Simon and Schuster, 1935- |
| DESCRIPTION: |
v. : ill., maps, ports ; 26 cm. |
| NOTES: |
Vols. 7- by Will and Ariel Durant. |
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Includes bibliographies. |
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1. Our oriental heritage; being a history of civilization in Egypt and the Near East to the death of Alexander, and in India, China and Japan from the beginning of our own day; with an introduction on the nature and foundations of civilization.--2. The life of Greece; being a history of Greek civilization from the beginnings, and of civilization in the Near East from the death of Alexander, to the Roman conquest; with an introduction on the prehistoric culture of Crete.--3. Caesar and Christ, a history of Roman civilization and of Christianity from their beginnings to A.D. 325.-- |
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4. The age of Faith; a history of medieval civilization (Christian, Islamic, and Judaic) from Constantine to Dante, A.D. 325-1300.--5. The Renaissance; a history of civilization in Italy from 1304- |
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1576 A.D.--6. The Reformation.--7. The Age of Reason begins, 1558-1648.--8. The age of Louis XIV, 1648-1715.--9. The age of Voltaire; a history of civlization in Western Europe from 1715 to 1756, |
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with special emphasis on the conflict between religion and philosophy.--10. Rousseau and revolution; a history of civilization in France, England, and Germany from 1756, and in the remainder of Europe from 1715 to 1789.--11. The age of Napoleon; a history of European civilization from 1789 to 1815. |
| SUBJECT: |
--Civilization--History. |
| ADDED ENTRY: |
Durant, Ariel, joint author. |
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