48 lectures on 24 cassettes, housed in four clamshell cases, each with its own booklet.

The Great Courses - Ancient & Midieval History THE FOUNDATIONS OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION PART 1-4 (The Foundations of Western Civilization, Parts 1 to 4)

Literature & Fiction

Noble, Thomas F. X. -- (Read by)

United States

The Teaching Company/ The Great Courses

24 Lectures 1 The Study of Humanity 2 The Four Fields of Anthropology 3 Culture and Relativity 4 Fieldwork and the Anthropological Method 5 Nature, Nurture, and Human Behavior 6 Languages, Dialects, and Social Categories 7 Language and Thought 8 Constructing Emotions and Identities 9 Magic, Religion, and Codes of Conduct 10 Rites of Passage 11 Family, Marriage, and Incest 12 Multiple Spouses and Matrilineality 13 Gatherers and Hunters 14 Headmen and Horticulturists 15 Cannibalism and Violence 16 The Role of Reciprocity 17 Chiefdoms and Redistribution 18 Cultural Contact and Colonialism 19 Cultures of Capitalism 20 Is Economics Rational? 21 Late Capitalism-From Ford to Disney 22 The Maya, Ancient and Modern 23 Maya Resurgence in Guatemala and Mexico 24 The Janus Face of Globalization

Peoples and Cultures of the World - The Great Courses

Edward Fischer

The American Identity; The Great Courses No. 8540 in four parts by The Teaching Company. Includes 8 DVDs and 4 course booklets in large clamshell case.

The Teaching Company - The American Identity (Complete Set/DVD) (The Great Courses)

Professor Patrick N. Allitt

Americans pride themselves on being doers rather than thinkers, but ideas are at the very root of what it means to be an American. Behind this nation's diverse views on religion, education, social equality, democracy, and other vital issues is a long-running intellectual debate about the right ordering of the human, natural, and divine worlds. Indeed, America is an enduring hotbed of ideas. Such great thinkers as Jonathan Edwards, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, William James, Martin Luther King, Jr., and many others engaged in lively and often contentious debate that helped mold America's institutions and attitudes. This immensely stimulating conversation made the United States what it is today - and provides the subject for these 36 fascinating lectures. In this course, you will delve deeply into the philosophical underpinnings of the nation, forged by the Puritans and the leaders of the American Revolution. You will also explore many other aspects of the elaborate structure that became modern America, tracing ideas in politics, religion, education, philosophy, psychology, anthropology, literature, social theory, and science - proving that Americans have a much richer intellectual tradition than generally imagined. You'll learn about such philosophical movements as transcendentalism, pragmatism, and conservatism. You'll study the transatlantic philosophy of the Puritans, the spiritual revival of the Great Awakening, and the passion for reason sparked by the Enlightenment. And you'll trace the origin and evolution of America's colleges, which have served as a battleground of ideas, sometimes in an almost literal sense.

The American Mind

Allen C. Guelzo

This course provides a non-technical and accessible description of the central foundational concepts and historical development of the topic in theoretical physics called superstring/M-theory. The latest advance in the epic search for the ultimate nature of physical reality, string theory is based on the concept that all matter is composed of inconceivably tiny filaments of vibrating energy. The theoretical physicists at the cutting edge of this research seek a system that unites all the forces of nature and may end up explaining events at every scale in the cosmos.

Superstring Theory: The DNA of Reality (Great Courses, 2 Volume Set)

S. James Gates, Jr.

(8 lectures, 45 minutes/lecture)*Foundations of Torts and Negligence Introduction*Negligence (continued)*Intentional Interferences with Property*Defamation*Privacy and Emotional Distress*Product Liability*Business Torts*Trademark

Business Law-Negligence and Torts: The Teaching Company (Great Courses) (Great Courses)

Business & Money

Frank B. Cross

Investing

Beginnings of Judaism

For thousands of years, Jews have looked to the Hebrew Bible, also known as the Old Testament by Christians, for their origins, and have located in them the tenets of their faith. However, much of what is recognized today as Judaism does not appear in the Bible. How did Judaism develop from its biblical roots to the highly developed system we know today? What has changed - and what has remained constant? In this series of 24 spirited and provocative lectures, Professor Gafni investigates how the Jewish faith struggled to continually redefine itself during the first thousand years after the completion of the last books of the Hebrew Bible, tenaciously clinging to existence through circumstances that might well have torn it asunder. The two landmark events that altered Jewish history forever were the two destructions of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. This sacred place was first destroyed by the Babylonians in 586 B.C.E., and, after having been rebuilt 70 years later, was razed once again by the Romans in 70 C.E., after the Jews waged a fierce uprising against Roman rule in the province of Judea. The events surrounding these destructions lie at the heart of understanding Judaism. As you explore the evolution of an ancient faith into a system of beliefs, practices, and laws recognizable today as Judaism, you'll discover a tradition of vigorous and joyous debate - where reinterpretation coexists with profound acceptance of the original instructions from God regarding the practice of faith.

Professor Isaiah M. Gafni

Conventional wisdom suggests English is going to the dogs, that bad grammar, slang, and illogical constructions signal a decline in standards of usage - to say nothing of the corruption wrought by email and text messages.  But English is a complicated, marvelous language. Far from being a language in decline, English is the product of surprisingly varied linguistic forces, some of which have only recently come to light. And these forces continue to push English in exciting new directions.  These 24 eye-opening lectures dispel the cloud of confusion that clings to English, giving you a crystal-clear view of why we use it the way we do and where it fits into the diverse languages of the world. Like an archaeologist sifting through clues to a vanished civilization, you'll uncover the many features of English that sound normal to a native speaker but that linguists find puzzling and also revealing.  For example, the only languages that use "do" the way English does (as in "do not walk") are the Celtic languages such as Welsh, which were spoken by people who lived among the early English and influenced their language in many subtle ways.  You'll also delight in considering modern controversies about how English is used. For example, "Billy and me went to the store" is considered incorrect, because the subject form, "I," should be used instead of "me." But then why does "Me and Billy went to the store" sound so much more fluent than "I and Billy went to the store"?  These examples and many more represent a few of the flash points in English's long history of defying rules, a process that occurs in all languages. You'll come away from this course with every reason to be a proud, informed, and more self-aware speaker of English.

Myths, Lies, and Half Truths of Language Usage

The Great Courses

John McWhorter

The 25 years between the onset of the French Revolution in 1789 and the Bourbon Restoration after Napoleon in 1814 is an astonishing period in world history. This era shook the foundations of the old world and marked a permanent shift for politics, religion, and society - not just for France, but for all of Europe. An account of the events alone reads like something out of a thrilling novel: France's oppressed and hungry masses rise up against their government. In Paris, crowds storm the Bastille looking for bread and weaponry. Rumors, panic, and fear grip the nation as it faces an uncertain future. The National Assembly adopts the Declaration of the Rights of Man, the first bold step toward the invention of democratic politics and a republican state. A young Corsican named Napoleon Bonaparte stuns Europe with his military strategy and political boldness. Living the French Revolution and the Age of Napoleon is your opportunity to learn the full story of this captivating period. Taught by Dr. Suzanne M. Desan, these 48 exciting lectures give you a broad and comprehensive survey of one of the most important eras in modern history.

Living the French Revolution and the Age of Napoleon

Suzanne M. Desan

Without the presence of Christianity, our world would be considerably different. Whether we view it in religious, social, or political terms, Christianity has deeply and integrally influenced the Western worldview and way of life. Yet, throughout Christian history, compelling controversies have existed surrounding the faith's first three centuries, when it grew from a persecuted sect into a powerful religion. These controversies bring into question many commonly accepted beliefs about Christianity. In this course, an award-winning professor and New York Times best-selling author offers a penetrating investigation of the 24 most pivotal controversies, shedding light on fallacies that obscure an accurate view of the religion and how it evolved into what it is today. In each lecture, you'll delve into a key issue in Christianity's early development: Did the Jews Kill Jesus? Was Jesus Raised from the Dead? Did the Disciples Write the Gospels? Did Early Christians Accept the Trinity? Is the Book of Revelation about Our Future? Who Chose the Books of the New Testament? You'll delve into the conception of the meshiach (messiah) in Jewish tradition, and the basis for the core Christian claim that a suffering messiah was predicted in the Jewish scriptures. In grasping Paul's role in the early faith, you contemplate the key differences between the teachings of Jesus himself and the Christian view of his death and resurrection. And you trace the ambiguous role in early Christianity of the Jewish scriptures, and how these books came to be accepted as the Christian Old Testament. Explore these and other intriguing questions in this unique inquiry into the core of Christian tradition.

The Greatest Controversies of Early Christian History

Professor Bart D. Ehrman

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