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040 _aPUL
_cPUL
050 _aCB53
_b.D85 1954
100 1 _aDurant, Will.
245 1 4 _aThe story of civilization.
260 _aNew York :
_bSimon and Schuster,
_c1954.
300 _av. :
_billus., maps, ports. ;
_c26 cm.
500 _aVols. 7- by Will and Ariel Durant.
504 _aIncludes bibliographies.
505 8 _aOur 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.--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 1304-1576 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, 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.
650 0 _aCivilization
_xHistory.
700 1 _aDurant, Ariel,
_ejoint author.
908 _a080602
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_cBK
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