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.
Power Ambition Glory
Steve Forbes, John Prevas
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What's Next?: Essays on Geopolitics That Matter
Ian Bremmer, Douglas Rediker
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Money : A Story of Humanity
David McWilliams
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The Red and the Blue : The 1990s and the Birth of Political Tribalism
Steve Kornacki
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The Icarus Syndrome : A History of American Hubris
Peter Beinart
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Mysticism and Logic
Bertrand Russell
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The Geopolitics Emotion : How Cultures of Fear, Humiliation, and Hope are Reshaping the World
Dominique Moisi
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The Trolls of Wall Street : How the Outcasts and Insurgents Are Hacking the Markets
Nathaniel Popper
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The Murder of Professor Schlick
David Edmonds
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Game-Changer : Game Theory and the Art of Transforming Strategic Situations
David McAdams
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The Science Of Physics : Proof That God Exists
Michael Mathiesen
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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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