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Part Two Of Two Parts <p>(9th in Civilization series)</p> <p>Volume 9 in THE STORY OF CIVILIZATION, THE AGE OF VOLTAIRE, is the biography of a great man as well as the story of ideas and events that culminated in the French Revolution. But the revolution turned inward and set the stage for Napoleon, a disaster for Europe in general and for the French in particular. Of notable interest to the general reader is the Durants' conclusion that it was English ideas of skepticism, scientific experiment, "natural rights," constitutional government, and individual liberty that started the French on their road to ruin.</p> <p>"A fine work of popularization...the Durants show an acute appreciation of the quality of this particular period." (The New Yorker)</p>
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- Author
- Will Durant, Ariel Durant
- Publisher
- SIMON AND SCHUSTER
- Published
- 1965
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780671115005
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Fiction, Reference, Memoir
- Rating
- 4.35 / 5 (426 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
- The Story Of Civilization:3 Caesar And Christ (1971)
- Rousseau and Revolution: A History of Civilization in France, England, and Germany from 1756, and in the Remainder of Europe from 1715 - 1789 (The Story of Civi (2011)
- Rousseau and Revolution: A History of Civilization in France, England, and Germany from 1756, and in the Remainder of Europe from 1715 - 1789 (The Story of Civi (1967)
- The Story of Civilization Volume III: Caesar and Christ (1971)
- The Story of Civilization: Volume III: Caesar and Christ (1944)
- Caesar and Christ: The Story of Civilization, Volume III (2011)
- The Story of Civilization: Volume III: Caesar and Christ (2011)
- The Age of Voltaire: A History of Civilization in Western Europe from 1715 to 1756, with Special Emphasis on the Conflict between Religion and Philosophy (The S (1965)
- The Age of Voltaire : The Story of Civilization, Volume IX (2023)
- The Age of Voltaire: A History of Civilization in Western Europe from 1715 to 1756, with Special Emphasis on the Conflict between Religion and Philosophy (The S (1980)
- The Story of Civilization Part 6: The Reformation : A History of European Civilization from Wyclif to Calvin: 1300-1564 (1957)
- Caesar and Christ : the Story of Civilization, Volume III (2023)
- The Story Of Civilization:3 Caesar And Christ (2011)
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