内容简介
Inthisilluminatingandthoughtfulbook,WillandArielDuranthavesucceededindistillingforthereadertheaccumulatedstoreofknowledgeandexperiencefromtheirfivedecadesofworkontheelevenmonumentalvolumesofTheStoryofCivilization.Theresultisasurveyofhumanhistory,fullofdazzlinginsightsintothenatureofhumanexperience,theevolutionofcivilization,andthecultureofman.Withthecompletionoftheirlife'swork,theylookbackandaskwhathistoryhastosayaboutthenature,theconductandtheprospectsofman,seekinginthegreatlives,thegreatideas,thegreateventsofthepastforthemeaningofman'slongjourneythroughwar,conquestandcreation-andforthegreatthemesthatcanhelpustounderstandourownera.
作者简介
WILLDURANT(1885-1981)wasawardedthePulitzerPrize(1968)andthePresidentialMedalofFreedom(1977).Hespentoverfiftyyearswritinghiscriticallyacclaimedeleven-volumeseries,TheStoryofCivilization(thelatervolumeswritteninconjunctionwithhiswife,Ariel).Achampionofhumanrightsissuessuchasthebrotherhoodofmanandsocialreformlongbeforesuchissueswerepopular,Durant,throughhiswritings,continuestoeducateandentertainreaderstheworldover.WillandArielDurant,afterspendingoverfiftyyearscompletingthecriticallyacclaimedseriesTheStoryofCivilization,wereawardedthePulitzerPrizeforGeneralNonfictionin1968.In1977,theDurantswerepresentedwiththePresidentialMedalofFreedom.Championsofhumanrightsandsocialreform,theDurantscontinuetoeducateandentertainreaderstheworldover.Formoreinformationontheirwork,visitwww.willdurant.com.