Rousseau and Revolution: The Story of Civilization, Volume X

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Simon and Schuster, Jun 7, 2011 - History - 1093 pages
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The Story of Civilization, Volume X: winner of the Pulitzer Prize, a history of civilization in France, England, and Germany from 1756, and in the rest of Europe from 1715 to 1789.
 

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Contents

Acknowledgments
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The Conservative
175663 I How to Start aWar II The Outlaw III From Prague toRossbach IV The Fox at
THE LIFEOFTHE STATE
THE ARTOFLIFE
Fragonard VI The Great Salons
VOLTAIRE
Rome
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The Spanish Character
Spanish
The Artists VII I Musici VIII Alfieri Chapter XIII THEENLIGHTENMENT
The Emperor
Atra Mors
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175662 I In the Hermitage
ROUSSEAU PHILOSOPHER
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A Constitution for Corsica
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Apogee
BOOK
Work and Rule
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Copyright

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About the author (2011)

Will Durant (1885–1981) was awarded the Pulitzer Prize (1968) and the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1977). He spent more than fifty years writing his critically acclaimed eleven-volume series, The Story of Civilization (the later volumes written in conjunction with his wife, Ariel). A champion of human rights issues, such as the brotherhood of man and social reform, long before such issues were popular, Durant’s writing still educates and entertains readers around the world.

Will and Ariel Durant, after spending over fifty years completing the critically acclaimed series The Story of Civilization, were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 1968. In 1977, the Durants were presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Champions of human rights and social reform, the Durants continue to educate and entertain readers the world over. For more information on their work, visit www.willdurant.com.

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TitleRousseau and Revolution: The Story of Civilization, Volume X
Volume 10 of The Story of Civilization
AuthorsWill Durant, Ariel Durant
PublisherSimon and Schuster, 2011
ISBN1451647670, 9781451647679
Length1093 pages
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