Books that Matter: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Episode 4, The Theory and Practice of History Episode 4, The Theory and Practice of History.

Streaming video - 2017

It's no accident that the Decline and Fall survives as a great work of history. Here, explore how Gibbon understood the role of the historian; consider what he thought of Hume, Voltaire, and other Enlightenment writers; and discover how he revolutionized the use of extensive documentation in his work.

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[San Francisco, California, USA] : The Great Courses 2017.
2019.
Language
English
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Leopold Damrosch (actor)
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A Kanopy streaming video
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (29 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).