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The story of civilization.

Title
The story of civilization.
Author
Durant, Will, 1885-1981
Publication
New York : Simon and Schuster, 1935-1975.

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Additional Authors
Durant, Ariel
Description
11 volumes : illustrations, maps, portraits; 26 cm
Summary
In 1921, Will Durant began his five-decade-long series, The Story of Civilization. Joined later by his wife, Ariel, the two labored together to create one of the twentieth-century's most enduring masterworks of history for the general reader. With the 11 volumes that comprise this remarkable undertaking -- enhanced by the enthralling scholarship and eloquent prose that are the hallmark of their work -- the Durants have woven a fascinating tapestry of mankind's historical and cultural achievements spanning 10,000 years into a compelling narrative.--From publisher's description.
Subject
  • Civilization > History
  • Greek World
  • Civilization
  • Wereldgeschiedenis
  • Civilization
  • World history
Genre/Form
History
Note
  • Maps on lining-papers.
Contents
1. Our oriental heritage -- 2. The life of Greece -- 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 -- 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.
ISBN
  • 067121988X (canceled/invalid)
  • 9780671219888 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
35010016
OCLC
  • ocm00387805
  • 387805
  • SCSB-2049143
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library