Bibliograph

The wisdom of history, J. Rufus Fears

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The wisdom of history, J. Rufus Fears

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eng

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videorecording

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The wisdom of history

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712804459

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J. Rufus Fears

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Great courses ;, Philosophy & intellectual history

Summary

Thirty-six lessons on the world history taught by Professor J. Rufus Fears from University of Oklahoma

Table Of Contents

disc 1. : Why we study history -- World War I and the lessons of history -- Hitler's rise and the lessons of history -- World War II and the lessons of history -- Is Freedom a universal value? -- Birth of civilization in the Middle East -- disc 2. : Trojan War and the Middle East -- Ancient Israel and the Middle East -- Ancient Greece and the Middle East -- Athenian democracy and empire -- Destiny of the Athenian democracy -- Alexander the Great and the Middle East ; disc 3. : Roman Republic as superpower -- Rome of the Caesars as superpower -- Rome and the Middle East -- Why the Roman Empire fell -- Christianity -- Islam -- disc 4. : Ottoman Empire and Turkey -- Spanish Empire and Latin America -- Napoleon's liberal empire -- British Empire in India -- Russia and empire -- China and empire ; disc 5. : 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 -- disc 6. : Abraham Lincoln as stateman -- United States and empire -- Franklin Roosevelt as statesman -- Superpower at the crossroads -- Wisdom of history and the citizen -- Wisdom of history and you

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live action

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