The four main themes of this course are answers to the question, "What makes Europe distinctive compared with other parts of the world?" 1. The Nation State. The idea of the State or sovereign authority takes on a new significance when it is attached to a nation or a people who have an idea of a common origin and identity. This idea was developed first and most powerfully in Europe. 2. Citizenship. When a nation is made up of citizens, they feel a greater commitment to the community. 3. The scientific method enables one to ask questions about the universe and the nature of human beings, and to obtain answers that work well in practice. 4. Developed Broadly Based Public Finance. The idea that government can mobilize the wealth of a whole people.
The Empire of Debt : We Came, We Saw, We Borrowed
Addison Wiggin, William Bonner
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An Ordinary Man : The Surprising Life and Historic Presidency of Gerald R. Ford
Richard Norton Smith
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The Lost Peace : Leadership in a Time of Horror and Hope: 1945-1953
Robert Dallek
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Financial Cold War : A View of Sino-US Relations from the Financial Markets
James A. Fok
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Naked Diplomacy : Power and Statecraft in the Digital Age
Tom Fletcher
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Overcoming Capitalism
Tom Wetzel
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Inheritance : The Evolutionary Origins of the Modern World
Harvey Whitehouse
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The Myth of the Rational Market : A History of Risk, Reward, and Delusion on Wall Street
Justin Fox
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Night of Power : The Betrayal of the Middle East
Robert Fisk
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Waves Across the South : A New History of Revolution and Empire
Sujit Sivasundaram
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The Price of Time
Edward Chancellor
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The Icarus Syndrome : A History of American Hubris
Peter Beinart
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