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Breve História da Civilização

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De Jesus a Lutero, de Buda a Confúcio, de Péricles a Aristóteles, de Nero a Alexandre. A História contada a partir da vida dos seus grandes heróis. Em "Breve História da Civilização", Will Durant descreve a vida e as ideias daqueles que ajudaram a construir a civilização, dos tempos antigos ao alvorecer do mundo moderno. Com uma escrita lúcida e quase poética, o autor analisa as grandes civilizações do mundo, incluindo a China Antiga e a Europa Medieval, os acontecimentos que marcaram a Humanidade e as grandes personagens da nossa História.

386 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2014

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Will Durant

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William James Durant was a prolific American writer, historian, and philosopher. He is best known for the 11-volume The Story of Civilization, written in collaboration with his wife Ariel and published between 1935 and 1975. He was earlier noted for his book, The Story of Philosophy, written in 1926, which was considered "a groundbreaking work that helped to popularize philosophy."

They were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for literature in 1967 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977.

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É exactamente o que o nome indica. Só tenho pena que Durant tenha morrido porque se percebe que depois do último capítulo haveria mais a dizer.
Mas é um escritor com enorme sabedoria com quem dá gosto aprender.
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