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.
Driven : How Human Nature Shapes Our Choices
Paul R. Lawrence, Nitin Nohria
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This Idea is Brilliant : Lost, Overlooked, and Underappreciated Scientific Concepts Everyone Should Know
John Brockman
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The Golden Passport : Harvard Business School, the Limits of Capitalism, and the Moral Failure of the MBA Elite
Duff McDonald
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The Hidden History of Burma : Race, Capitalism, and the Crisis of Democracy in the 21st Century
Thant Myint-U
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What to Think About Machines That Think : Today's Leading Thinkers on the Age of Machine Intelligence
John Brockman
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The Lost Peace : Leadership in a Time of Horror and Hope: 1945-1953
Robert Dallek
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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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The Rise of the West
William H. McNeill
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I Don't Believe in Atheists
Chris Hedges
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Applied Psychology Read By Russ Williams : Psychology and Acheivement
Warren Hilton
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Empires of the Weak
J.C. Sharman
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Schaum’s Outline of Modern European History
Birdsall S. Viault
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