War, Peace, and Power: Diplomatic History of Europe, 1500-2000 by Vejas Gabriel LiuleviciusRequirements: .MP3 reader, 790.3 MBOverview: For much of the past five centuries, the history of the European continent has been a history of chaos, its civilization thrown into turmoil by ferocious wars or bitter religious conflicts – sometimes in combination – that have […]
Utopia and Terror in the 20th Century by Vejas Gabriel LiuleviciusRequirements: .M4A/.M4B reader, 179.3 MBOverview: From the trenches of World War I to Nazi Germany to Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, the 20th century was a time of unprecedented violence. Yet while such monumental violence seems senseless, it is not inexplicable. If we can understand the origins […]
World War I: The Great War by Vejas Gabriel LiuleviciusRequirements: .MP3 reader, 773 MBOverview: Touched off by a terrorist act in Bosnia and spreading all too quickly beyond the expectations of those who were involved, World War I was an unprecedented catastrophe with a ghastly cost. After this first “total war” – the first conflict […]
The Rise of Communism: From Marx to Lenin by Vejas Gabriel LiuleviciusRequirements: .MP3 reader, 307.6 MBOverview: How did communism become such a pervasive economic and political philosophy? Why did it first take root in early 20th-century Russia? These and other questions are part of a fascinating story whose drama has few equals in terms of […]
Turning Points in Modern History by Vejas Gabriel LiuleviciusRequirements: .MP3 reader, 336.2 MBOverview: This lecture series takes you on a far-reaching journey around the globe – from China to the Americas to New Zealand – to shed light on how two dozen of the top discoveries, inventions, political upheavals, and ideas since 1400 have shaped […]