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LEADER: 01927cam 22002291 4500
001 35010016 //r858
003 DLC
005 19851220000000.0
008 731030m19359999nyuabc b 000 0 eng
010 $a 35010016 //r858
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
050 00 $aCB53$b.D85
082 00 $a909
100 10 $aDurant, Will,$d1885-
245 14 $aThe story of civilization.
260 0 $aNew York,$bSimon and Schuster,$c1935-
300 $av. $billus., maps, ports.$c26 cm.
500 $aVols. 7- by Will and Ariel Durant.
504 $aIncludes bibliographies.
505 1 $a1. Our oriental heritage; being a history of civilization in Egypt and the Near East to the death of Alexander, and in India, China and Japan from the beginning of our own day; with an introduction on the nature and foundations of civilization.--2. The life of Greece; being a history of Greek civilization from the beginnings, and of civilization in the Near East from the death of Alexander, to the Roman conquest; with an introduction on the prehistoric culture of Crete.--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; a history of civilization in Italy from 1304-1576 A.D.--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.
650 0 $aCivilization$xHistory.
700 10 $aDurant, Ariel,$ejoint author.