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Covering the ancient world through the age of technology, this illustrated lecture by Eugen Weber presents a tapestry of political and social events woven with many strands — religion, industry, agriculture, demography, government, economics, and art. A visual feast of over 2,700 images from the Metropolitan Museum of Art portrays key events that shaped the development of Western thought, culture, and tradition.
Modern medicine, atomic energy, computers, and new concepts of time, energy, and matter all have an important effect on life in the 20th century.
Modern medicine, atomic energy, computers, and new concepts of time, energy, and matter all have an important effect on life in the 20th century.
Burdened with the legacy of colonial imperialism, the Third World rushed development to catch up with its Western counterparts.
Burdened with the legacy of colonial imperialism, the Third World rushed development to catch up with its Western counterparts.
World War II was a war of new tactics and strategies. Civilian populations became targets as the Nazi holocaust exterminated millions of people.
World War II was a war of new tactics and strategies. Civilian populations became targets as the Nazi holocaust exterminated millions of people.
Everyday life of the working class was transformed by leisure, prompting the birth of an elite avant-garde movement.
Everyday life of the working class was transformed by leisure, prompting the birth of an elite avant-garde movement.
The British colonists created a society that tested Enlightenment ideas and resisted restrictions imposed by England.
The British colonists created a society that tested Enlightenment ideas and resisted restrictions imposed by England.
Covering the ancient world through the age of technology, this illustrated lecture by Eugen Weber presents a tapestry of political and social events woven with many strands — religion, industry, agriculture, demography, government, economics, and art. A visual feast of over 2,700 images from the Metropolitan Museum of Art portrays key events that shaped the development of Western thought, culture, and tradition.
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