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"Covers the economy, politics, law, government, religion, morals, manners, education, literature, science, philosophy, and art of the Christians, Moslems, and Jews during an epoch that saw vital contests among the three great religions and between the religious and the secular view of human life."--Jacket.
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Story of civilization volume 5
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A history of the Renaissance as it flowered through Italy. Emphasizes the contributions of characters famous in history.
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Story of civilization volume pt. 1
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"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 to our own day; with an introduction on the nature and foundations of civilization" -- Title page.
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Story of civilization volume pt. 7
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Examines the religious strife and scientific progress made from 1558 to 1650 in Europe.
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Story of civilization volume pt. 9
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A history of civilization in Western Europe from 1715-1756, with special emphasis on the conflict between religion and philosophy."
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Story of civilization volume pt. 2
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"The second volume of Will Durant's Pulitzer Prize - winning series The Story of Civilization. Volume 2 chronicles the history of ancient Greek civilization. Here Durant tells the whole story of Greece from the days of Crete's vast Aegean empire to the final extirpation of the last remnants of Greek liberty, crushed under the heel of an implacably forward-marching Rome. The dry minutiae of battles and sieges, of tortuous statecraft of tyrant and king,...
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Story of civilization volume pt. 10
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"A history of civilization in France, England, and Germany from 1756 and in the remainder of Europe from 1715-1789." "There is no 'popular history that is so encyclopedic in scope, so brightly readable in style.'" Saturday Rev.
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Story of civilization volume pt. 11
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Portrays the enigmatic character and incredible career of Napoleon Bonaparte, and describes the world he helped to fashion in the course of his ambitions.
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