Epochs of European civilization : antiquity to Renaissance
Summary: In this course, University College London professor Geoffrey Hosking discusses the four themes that make European history different from other parts of the world: the nation-state, citizenship, the scientific method, and broadly based public finance.
Contents:
- Jews in the ancient world
- Jews and the Diaspora
- Ancient Greece
- Greek science, philosophy, and culture
- Rome as a city-state
- Augustus and the fall of the Roman Empire
- The birth and spread of Christianity
- Western Christianity after Augustine
- The challenge of Islam
- Feudalism and Western kingship
- The Church's bid for power
- Origins of the modern state
- Italian city-states and public finance: the nature of money, trade, and finance
- The Renaissance.
Original Publisher: Prince Frederick, Md.
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Language(s): English
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In this course, University College London professor Geoffrey Hosking discusses the four themes that make European history different from other parts of the world: the nation-state, citizenship, the scientific method, and broadly based public finance.
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[Distributed by] OneClick Digital
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