Ariel Durant

«Los Durant son incapaces de escribir un libro aburrido. Su trabajo es la mejor obra de síntesis histórica jamás realizada». Time En 1968, Will Durant y Ariel Durant, tras concluir su monumental Hist

The Story of Civilization, Volume VII: A history of European civilization in the period of Shakespeare, Bacon, Montaigne, Rembrandt, Galileo, and Descartes: 1558-1648. This is the seventh volume of the classic, Pulitzer Prize-winning series.

The Story of Civilization, Volume IX: A history of civilization in Western Europe from 1715 to 1756, with special emphasis on the conflict between religion and philosophy. This is the ninth volume of the classic, Pulitzer Prize-winning series.

The Story of Civilization, Volume VIII: A history of European civilization in the period of Pascal, Moliere, Cromwell, Milton, Peter the Great, Newton, and Spinoza: 1648-1715. This is the eighth volume of the Pulitzer Prize-winning series.

Winner of the Pulitzer PrizeA history of civilization in France, England, and Germany from 1756, and in the remainder Europe from 1715 to 1789.

A concise survey of the culture and civilization of mankind, The Lessons of History is the result of a lifetime of research from Pulitzer Prizewinning historians Will and Ariel Durant.With their accessible compendium of philosophy and social progress, the Durants take us on a journey through history, exploring the possibilities and limitations of humanity over time. Juxtaposing the great lives, ideas, and accomplishments with cycles of war and conquest, the Durants reveal the towering themes of history and give meaning to our own.

The eleventh and final volume of the classic, Pulitzer Prizewinning series The Story of Civilization, covering Napoleons reign and a history of European civilization from 1789 to 1815.A bold, comprehensive journey through history as a study of human nature, beginning with the chaos of the French Revolution and the improbable rise of Napoleon Bonaparte, The Age of Napoleon explores how power, belief, luck, and circumstancenot idealsshape civilizations.Drawing on examples from every continent, Pulitzer Prizewinning author Will Durant argues that history reveals enduring patterns: religion, though repeatedly challenged by reason, proves indispensable to social cohesion; equality is an illusion incompatible with civilization, which has always depended on power, hierarchy, and the leadership of narrow-minded but decisive individuals; and progress is fragile as barbarism waits patiently at the edges, ready to reclaim what civilization forgets to defend. Even greatness offers no protection from oblivion, as time erases nearly every name it once celebrated.Clear-eyed, provocative, and deeply humane, this work shows why history mattersnot to flatter our hopes, but to teach us how rare stability is, how quickly it can vanish, and how fortunate we are to live when we do.

En 1968, Will Durant y Ariel Durant, tras concluir su monumental Historia de la civilización, colección aclamada por crítica y público, decidieron proporcionar a los lectores un compendio de su obra. Una descripcion general de las tendencias y lecciones extraidas a lo largo de cinco mil años de historia mundial y examinadas desde doce perspectivas: geografia, biologia, raza, caracter, moral, religion, economia, socialismo, gobierno, guerra, crecimiento y decadencia, y progreso. En palabras de Will, tomamos nota de acontecimientos y comentarios que podrian iluminar asuntos actuales, probabilidades futuras, la naturaleza del hombre y la conducta de los Estados. El resultado es esta obra maestra de la destilacion, tal y como describio el critico literario John Barkham, y que publicamos por primera vez en España.