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Author Fears, J. Rufus, 1945-2012.

Title The wisdom of history [(DVD) videorecording] / J. Rufus Fears.

Publication Info. Chantilly, Va. : Teaching Company, [2007]
©2007
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b1351557~S1
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 Nichols Adult Great Courses  909 FEA  pt.1    AVAILABLE
 Nichols Adult Great Courses  909 FEA  pt.2    AVAILABLE
 Nichols Adult Great Courses  909 FEA  pt.3    AVAILABLE
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Description 6 videodiscs (1080 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in + 3 course guidebooks (22 cm)
Series Great courses. Philosophy & intellectual history
Great courses (DVD). Philosophy & intellectual history.
System Details DVD.
Performer Lecturer: J. Rufus Fears from University of Oklahoma.
Contents Pt.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 -- 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 ; Pt.2. Roman Republic as superpower -- Rome of the Caesars as superpower -- Rome and the Middle East -- Why the Roman Empire fell -- Christianity -- Islam -- Ottoman Empire and Turkey -- Spanish Empire and Latin America -- Napoleon's liberal empire -- British Empire in India -- Russia and empire -- China and empire ; Pt.3. 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 -- 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.
Note For specific features see interactive menu.
Subject World history -- Videodiscs.
DVDs.
Genre Instructional films.
Added Author Teaching Company.
ISBN 1598033549
9781598033540
Music No. 4360 Teaching Company
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