The Story Of Civilization - Part 8 - The Age Of Louis XIV
Will Durant, Ariel Durant
In the eighth volume of their Story of Civilization, the Durants explore the apex of European civilization to that time, the years 1648 to 1715. It is the era of the "Sun King," Louis XIV, one of the most powerful rulers in Western history. It is also the pinnacle of Dutch culture, the heyday of Vermeer and William of Orange, later King of England. All this forms the backdrop for the Durants' real focus: the intellectual character of the age. Encompassing Newton and Leibniz, among others, THE AGE OF LOUIS XIV marks a momentous transition: the passage from superstition and intolerance to science and philosophy. This is the period on which the foundation for modernity rests.
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Рік:
1963
Видавництво:
Simon & Schuster
Мова:
english
Сторінки:
801
ISBN 10:
1567310192
ISBN 13:
9781567310191
Серії:
The Story of Civilization #8
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PDF, 136.20 MB
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english, 1963