Bibliograph

The wisdom of history, J. Rufus Fears

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The wisdom of history, J. Rufus Fears

Language

eng

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instructional materials

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Includes bibliographical references

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lectures speeches

Main title

The wisdom of history

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Oclc number

864833513

Responsibility statement

J. Rufus Fears

Series statement

The Great Courses. Philosophy & Intellectual History

Table Of Contents

Part 1: Why we study history -- World War 1 and the lessons of history -- Hitler's rise and the lessons of history -- Is freedom a universal value? -- Birth of civilization in the Middle EastPart 2: The destiny of the Athenian democracy -- Alexander the Great and the Middle East -- The Roman republic as superpower -- Rome and the Middle East -- Why the Roman Empire fell -- Christianity -- Islam -- The Ottoman empire and Turkey -- The Spanish Empire and Latin America -- Napoleon's liberal empire -- The British Empire in India -- Russia and empire -- China and empirePart 3: The empire of Genghis Khan -- Britain's legacy of freedom -- George Washington as statesman -- Thomas Jefferson as statesman -- America's empire of liberty -- Lewis and Clark -- America and slavery -- Abraham Lincoln as statesman -- The United States and empire -- Franklin Roosevelt as statesman -- A superpower at the crossroads -- The wisdom and history and the citizen -- The wisdom of history and you

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specialized

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