Hinges of history
Author
Author
Series
Hinges of history volume 1
Publisher
Anchor Books, Doubleday
Pub. Date
1996, ©1995
Edition
1st Anchor books Trade pbk. ed.
Physical Desc
x, 245 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
The perfect St. Patrick's Day gift, and a book in the best tradition of popular history -- the untold story of Ireland's role in maintaining Western culture while the Dark Ages settled on Europe. Every year millions of Americans celebrate St. Patrick's Day, but they may not be aware of how great an influence St. Patrick was on the subsequent history of civilization. Not only did he bring Christianity to Ireland, he instilled a sense of literacy and...
Author
Series
Hinges of history volume 2
Publisher
Nan A. Talese
Pub. Date
1998
Edition
1st U.S. edition
Physical Desc
xii, 291 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Studies the role of the Jews in the development of Western civilization, and credits the ancient Jewish people with setting the course for the way humanity thinks and feels even in the late twentieth century.
Author
Series
Hinges of history volume 3
Description
How did an obscure rabbi from a backwater of the Roman Empire come to be the central figure in Western Civilization? Did his influence in fact change the world? These are the questions Thomas Cahill addresses in his subtle and engaging investigation into the life and times of Jesus. Cahill shows us Jesus from his birth to his execution through the eyes of those who knew him and in the context of his time -- a time when the Jews were struggling to...
Author
Series
Hinges of history volume 4
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Formats
Description
Cahill narrates the rise of Greek civilization and isolates six archetypal figures representative of the development of Greek thinking. The author includes generous portions of the original writings in order to provide the flavor of the Greek way.
Author
Series
Hinges of history volume 5
Description
Explores how the rebirth of scholarship, art, literature, philosophy, and science that took place in the Middle Ages created the foundations of modern Western civilization.
Author
Series
Hinges of history volume 6
Description
From the inimitable and bestselling author Thomas Cahill, another popular history, focusing on the Renaissance and Reformation and how this innovative period changed the Western world.