The Lessons of History
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The Lessons of History is a concise, thematic survey of human civilization by Will and Ariel Durant that distills key patterns and insights from their multi-volume The Story of Civilization.
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| The Lessons of History canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
essay collection
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history book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author |
Ariel Durant
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Will Durant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Story of Civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
continuity of human nature across ages
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cyclical rise and fall of civilizations ⓘ interaction of biology, environment, and culture ⓘ limits of political and social reform ⓘ recurring patterns in history ⓘ tension between freedom and equality ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| derivesFrom | The Story of Civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
concise survey of human civilization
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thematic distillation of The Story of Civilization ⓘ |
| genre |
history
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philosophy of history ⓘ |
| hasChapter |
Biology and History
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Character and History NERFINISHED ⓘ Economics and History ⓘ Government and History NERFINISHED ⓘ Growth and Decay NERFINISHED ⓘ Hesitations ⓘ History and War NERFINISHED ⓘ History and the Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ Is Progress Real? NERFINISHED ⓘ Morals and History NERFINISHED ⓘ Race and History NERFINISHED ⓘ Religion and History NERFINISHED ⓘ Socialism and History NERFINISHED ⓘ The Meaning of History NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
civilizational overview
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humanist ⓘ secular ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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students of history ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| nonFictionSubject |
civilization
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economic history ⓘ historical patterns ⓘ intellectual history ⓘ military history ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ political history ⓘ world history ⓘ |
| notableFor | summarizing insights from The Story of Civilization ⓘ |
| pageCount | 128 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1968 ⓘ |
| publisher | Simon & Schuster ⓘ |
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