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- World's First Superpower: The Rise of the British Empire, 1497 to 1901
- Narrado por: Denis Judd
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By the beginning of the 20th century, there were very few countries or people who had not been affected, one way or another, by the impact of the British. The Empire itself by then covered over a quarter of the world's land surface, the Royal Navy dominated the oceans, and one in every four human beings lived under British rule.
Yet despite all of this global power and the emergence of Britain by the beginning of the nineteenth century as the world's first true superpower, the British Empire had very humble, small-scale origins.
In the course, we shall proceed chronologically, but also look more closely at particular themes and countries. The course will not provide a fully comprehensive survey, an enormous task anyway; rather, we shall seek to uncover and understand the essential historical truths about this mightiest of empires.
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Russian literature of the 19th century is among the richest, most profound, and most human traditions in the world. This course explores this tradition by focusing on four giants: Ivan Turgenev, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Leo Tolstoy, and Anton Chekhov. Their works had an enormous impact on Russian understanding of the human condition.
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beautifully wrought
- De D.P. en 09-25-11
De: Prof. Liza Knapp
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The Modern Scholar: Ethics: A History of Moral Thought
- De: Professor Peter Kreeft
- Narrado por: Peter Kreeft
- Duración: 8 h y 32 m
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This course addresses some of the eternal questions that man has grappled with since the beginning of time. What is good? What is bad? Why is justice important? Why is it better to be good and just than it is to be bad and unjust? Most human beings have the faculty to discern between right and wrong, good and bad behavior, and to make judgments over what is just and what is unjust. But why are ethics important to us?
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Surprisingly Good
- De J. Maxwell en 11-02-09
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Modern Scholar: How to Think
- The Liberal Arts and Their Enduring Value
- De: Professor Professor Michael D. C. Drout
- Narrado por: Professor Professor Michael D. C. Drout
- Duración: 5 h y 14 m
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In How to Think: The Liberal Arts and Their Enduring Value, Professor Michael D. C. Drout gives an impassioned defense and celebration of the value of the liberal arts. Charting the evolution of the liberal arts from their roots in the educational system of Ancient Rome through the Middle Ages and to the present day, Drout shows how the liberal arts have consistently been "the tools to rule", essential to the education of the leaders of society. Offering a reasoned defense of their continuing value, Drout also provides suggestions for improving the state of the liberal arts in contemporary society.
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A defense of the Liberal Arts
- De Steve and/or Jodene en 10-19-13
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The Modern Scholar: Celts and Germans
- The Enduring Heritage of the European Northlands
- De: Professor Timothy B. Shutt
- Narrado por: Professor Timothy B. Shutt
- Duración: 5 h y 21 m
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One of the Modern Scholar's most popular lecturers, Professor Timothy B. Shutt of Kenyon College examines the contributions of the peoples of northern Europe through their vibrant literary legacy. As Professor Shutt's textual analysis reveals, Celtic and Germanic values shine through these works, exhibiting such characteristics as courage, self-control, and respect for women. As listeners will find, the legacy of the European Northlands formed a cultural pattern that continues to this day.
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Great Source of Information and Engaging Lecturer
- De Kate en 03-23-17
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- Chi-Hung
- 03-06-10
Despite the stylish shortcomings
Despite the stylish shortcomings, this set of lectures on the British History is highly digestible and to the point, I like the way Judd summerised the lecture into point form before every lecture.
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- BF Palo Alto
- 06-03-17
Flawless
So nice to listen to a course that does not have an ideological agenda.
Judd is smart and articulate.
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