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STORY OF CIVILIZATION, VOL IX: AGE OF VOLTAIRE : VOLUME IX (Story of Civilization)
STORY OF CIVILIZATION VOL IX AGE OF VOLTAIRE VOLUME IX - Story of Civilization Author:Will Durant (9th in Story of Civilization series) 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. ... more » 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. "A fine work of popularization...the Durants show an acute appreciation of the quality of this particular period." (The New Yorker)« less