Showing results by publisher "The Great Courses" in Politics & Government
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Great Presidents
- By: The Great Courses, Alan J. Lichtman
- Narrated by: Allan J. Lichtman
- Length: 24 hrs and 42 mins
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The creation of the executive branch of government was one of the most audacious decisions in American history. The story of our greatest presidents create a narrative as compelling as an historical novel, and these 48 compelling lectures look at the lives, the achievements, and the legacies of those generally considered our 12 greatest presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, James K. Polk, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Ronald Reagan.
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Great Presidents
- Narrated by: Allan J. Lichtman
- Series: The Great Courses: Modern History
- Length: 24 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 08-07-2013
- Language: English
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Tocqueville and the American Experiment
- By: William R. Cook, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: William R. Cook
- Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
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Participate in a spirited exploration of Alexis de Tocqueville and his unique observations of this young nation that resulted in the two volumes of Democracy in America. How is it possible that perhaps the greatest book about U.S. democracy ever written was penned by a Frenchman visiting this country 175 years ago? Why is it still relevant in today's ever-changing political landscape?
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Tocqueville and the American Experiment
- Narrated by: William R. Cook
- Series: The Great Courses: Intellectual History
- Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 08-07-2013
- Language: English
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The Secret World of Espionage
- By: Alma Katsu, Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius, Lynne Olson, and others
- Narrated by: Alma Katsu, Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius, Lynne Olson, and others
- Length: 4 hrs and 22 mins
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The world of espionage is shrouded in mystery—even to those in it—but so much of what we think we know about spy craft is rooted in pop culture. Even though the true nature of espionage is quite different, that doesn’t mean history’s real spies are any less heroic, or less fascinating. In these nine episodes, go behind the shadows with a distinguished panel of historians—including a former intelligence case officer—in search of the secret meeting places, complex codes, stealth observations, and cutting-edge technologies spies have used throughout history.
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The Secret World of Espionage
- Narrated by: Alma Katsu, Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius, Lynne Olson, Richard Spence, Hugh Wilford
- Length: 4 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 25-03-2022
- Language: English
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Reconsidering JFK
- By: Michael Shelden, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Michael Shelden
- Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins
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The John F. Kennedy presidency has an indelible hold on our imaginations. Even more than half a century later, we remain captivated by the charismatic young leader who promised us the moon, who remained steadfast in the face of nuclear catastrophe, who told us to “ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country”—and whose life was cut short by shocking assassination.
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Reconsidering JFK
- Narrated by: Michael Shelden
- Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 15-07-2022
- Language: English
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The Age of Benjamin Franklin
- By: The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Professor Robert J. Allison PhD Harvard University
- Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins
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Why is Benjamin Franklin so compelling? What made him so successful in his day? And why has he continued to influence generations of Americans? Tackle these questions and more in The Age of Benjamin Franklin, a thorough - and sometimes surprising - course that presents a full portrait of a personality that defies easy definition.
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The Age of Benjamin Franklin
- Narrated by: Professor Robert J. Allison PhD Harvard University
- Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 02-03-2018
- Language: English
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America in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era
- By: Edward T. O'Donnell, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Edward T. O'Donnell
- Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins
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America stands at a dramatic crossroads: Massive corporations wield disturbing power. The huge income gap between the one percent and the other 99 percent grows wider. Astounding new technologies are changing American lives.
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Excellent Overview of the Gilded Age
- By Paul on 15-09-2024
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America in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era
- Narrated by: Edward T. O'Donnell
- Series: The Great Courses: Modern History
- Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 01-05-2015
- Language: English
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A History of Freedom
- By: Rufus J. Fears, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Rufus J. Fears
- Length: 18 hrs and 33 mins
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It can be argued that one simple idea-the concept of freedom-has been the driving force of Western civilization and may be the most influential intellectual force the world has ever known. But what is freedom, exactly? These 36 engaging lectures tell the dramatic story of freedom from ancient Greece to our own day, exploring a concept so close to us we may never have considered it with the thoroughness it deserves.
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brilliant
- By Alison on 19-11-2016
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A History of Freedom
- Narrated by: Rufus J. Fears
- Series: The Great Courses: Intellectual History
- Length: 18 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 08-07-2013
- Language: English
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Privacy, Property, and Free Speech: Law and the Constitution in the 21st Century
- By: Jeffrey Rosen, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Rosen
- Length: 12 hrs
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Although the courts have struggled to balance the interests of individuals, businesses, and law enforcement, the proliferation of intrusive new technologies puts many of our presumed freedoms in legal limbo. For instance, it's not hard to envision a day when websites such as Facebook or Google Maps introduce a feature that allows real-time tracking of anyone you want, based on face-recognition software and ubiquitous live video feeds.
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Privacy, Property, and Free Speech: Law and the Constitution in the 21st Century
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Rosen
- Series: The Great Courses: Better Living
- Length: 12 hrs
- Release date: 08-07-2013
- Language: English
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Mr. Lincoln: The Life of Abraham Lincoln
- By: Allen C. Guelzo, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Allen C. Guelzo
- Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins
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Five days after Abraham Lincoln was buried in Springfield, Illinois, John Locke Scripps, who had convinced Lincoln to write his first campaign autobiography, asserted that the 16th president had become "the Great American Man-the grand central figure in American (perhaps the World's) History." Historians still find it hard to quibble with Scripps's opinion."
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Highly recommended
- By Hiro on 01-05-2020
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Mr. Lincoln: The Life of Abraham Lincoln
- Narrated by: Allen C. Guelzo
- Series: The Great Courses: Modern History
- Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 08-07-2013
- Language: English
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European History and European Lives: 1715 to 1914
- By: Jonathan Steinberg, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Jonathan Steinberg
- Length: 18 hrs and 18 mins
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Meet 35 of the most influential people who lived during the 200 most difficult years in the history of the West. Between the years 1715 and 1914, the lives of these artists, writers, scientists, and leaders shaped our times and reflected their own.You'll meet such figures as Charles Darwin, Sir Robert Walpole, David Lloyd George, Mary Wollstonecraft, Captain Alfred Dreyfus, Napoleon Bonaparte, and others whose lives represent the crucial forces that shaped European history during two decisive centuries.
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Excellent Course
- By anonymous aussie on 14-12-2016
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European History and European Lives: 1715 to 1914
- Narrated by: Jonathan Steinberg
- Series: The Great Courses: Modern History
- Length: 18 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 08-07-2013
- Language: English
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Interpreting the 20th Century: The Struggle Over Democracy
- By: Pamela Radcliff, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Pamela Radcliff
- Length: 24 hrs and 22 mins
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Consider the intense and rapid changes that transformed the political, social, and economic struggles of the world during the 20th century: the first flight and space flight, the Manhattan Project and the Welfare State, Nietzsche and Freud, the Great Depression and inflation, moving pictures and home computers, the Cold War and terrorism - and war and peace.
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Interpreting the 20th Century: The Struggle Over Democracy
- Narrated by: Pamela Radcliff
- Series: The Great Courses: Modern History
- Length: 24 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 08-07-2013
- Language: English
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The First Amendment and You: What Everyone Should Know
- By: John E. Finn, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: John E. Finn
- Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
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A mere 45 words, the First Amendment to the Constitution stands as a pillar of our democracy and has had an incalculable influence on the development of human freedom in the United States and the Western world. To study the First Amendment is to learn something about the meaning of America and who "We the People" are - and to see the significant and far-reaching cultural implications of this fundamental constitutional provisions. These 12 practical lectures offer a guide to understanding the protections and limitations implied by the First Amendment.
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The First Amendment and You: What Everyone Should Know
- Narrated by: John E. Finn
- Series: The Great Courses: Better Living
- Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 08-07-2013
- Language: English
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Abraham Lincoln: In His Own Words
- By: David Zarefsky, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: David Zarefsky
- Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins
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Abraham Lincoln was one of America's greatest public orators. The cadence, argument and power he brought to his speeches, like those of the Gettysburg address almost every American learns in school, still stir the hearts of not only Americans, but countless millions around the world. This series of 24 lectures examines Lincoln's rhetoric - the public messages in which he evolved his views on slavery and the preservation of the Union and by which he sought to persuade others.
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Great academic approach
- By Amazon Customer on 17-04-2020
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Abraham Lincoln: In His Own Words
- Narrated by: David Zarefsky
- Series: The Great Courses: Modern History
- Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 08-07-2013
- Language: English
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Communism in Decline: From Sputnik to Gorbachev
- By: Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
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In Communism in Decline: From Sputnik to Gorbachev, Professor Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius reveals the internal and external forces that ripped apart the grand communist experiment. What were the mistakes made by the Soviet leaders who believed too deeply in their own propaganda? And why were they not able to see the many ironies in their own poor decisions? In 12 fascinating lectures, you will learn how the Soviet Union went from winning the space race against the United States in 1957 to Gorbachev’s resignation and the dissolution of the great experiment in 1991.
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Communism in Decline: From Sputnik to Gorbachev
- Narrated by: Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 13-09-2024
- Language: English
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Fighting Misinformation
- Digital Media Literacy
- By: Tara Susman-Peña, Mehri Druckman, Nina Oduro, and others
- Narrated by: Tara Susman-Peña
- Length: 3 hrs and 34 mins
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Because we are continuously taking in information from a variety of sources, we are under constant threat from those who would intentionally (or accidentally) misinform - from foreign operatives, advertisers, politicians, and general scammers to our own friends and family. To better prepare you, IREX (International Research & Exchanges Board) has teamed up with The Great Courses to provide a guide for navigating this tricky landscape with this eight-lecture course designed to arm you with the skills you need to be a savvy media consumer.
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Some good reference points
- By Mundayk on 28-07-2022
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Fighting Misinformation
- Digital Media Literacy
- Narrated by: Tara Susman-Peña
- Length: 3 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 08-01-2020
- Language: English
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Cycles of American Political Thought
- By: Joseph F. Kobylka, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Joseph F. Kobylka
- Length: 18 hrs and 14 mins
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American history is often presented as a tale of dynamic movers and shakers who subdued an untamed wilderness on the way to forging a great nation-all the while leaving philosophy for their European counterparts.But this history neglects the philosophical underpinnings of America. As these 36 lectures demonstrate, America has borne the imprint of influential thinkers from its earliest days, from the Reformation theology of John Calvin to the Enlightenment philosophy of John Locke.
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Cycles of American Political Thought
- Narrated by: Joseph F. Kobylka
- Series: The Great Courses: Intellectual History
- Length: 18 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 08-07-2013
- Language: English
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The US Constitution Through History
- By: Eric Berger, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Eric Berger
- Length: 14 hrs and 14 mins
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The history of the Constitution is therefore a history of ideas that define our country and our national identity—and it’s a fascinating and revealing story. The US Constitution Through History gives you the opportunity to explore the story of this powerful document, as well as the way our interpretation of it has evolved. In 24 riveting lectures, Professor Eric Berger of the University of Nebraska takes you on a journey through America’s constitutional history. He takes you inside the minds of the Framers and unpacks the ideas that led to the break from England.
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The US Constitution Through History
- Narrated by: Eric Berger
- Length: 14 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 07-10-2022
- Language: English
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Understanding the US Government
- By: Jennifer Nicoll Victor, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Professor Jennifer Nicoll Victor
- Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins
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In these 24 refreshingly balanced lectures, Professor Victor presents a comprehensive examination of American politics in which she demystifies its many puzzles and offers a nonpartisan look at the outcomes it produces.
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Understanding the US Government
- Narrated by: Professor Jennifer Nicoll Victor
- Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 11-09-2020
- Language: English
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Representing Justice: Stories of Law and Literature
- By: Susan Sage Heinzelman, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Susan Sage Heinzelman
- Length: 12 hrs
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What is the dynamic relationship between our culture's written and unwritten laws and its literature? How is that relationship evolving? How do law and literature influence or reflect one other? And what lessons might we draw from their symbiotic relationship?
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Representing Justice: Stories of Law and Literature
- Narrated by: Susan Sage Heinzelman
- Series: The Great Courses: English Literature
- Length: 12 hrs
- Release date: 08-07-2013
- Language: English
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The Evolution of American Federalism
- By: Joseph L. Hoffmann, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Joseph L. Hoffmann
- Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins
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The promise of America is that the country is based on an idea, one where everyone is created equal and equally free to chart their own course. From 13 newly independent states ratifying a national constitution to the heated debates in the halls of Congress today, American politics is about negotiation over what our country is—and where we are going.
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The Evolution of American Federalism
- Narrated by: Joseph L. Hoffmann
- Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 13-09-2024
- Language: English
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