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kristenbeck's review against another edition
5.0
This has been my all time favorite lecture in The Great Courses! He shows how much history really does repeat itself and that we should be studying history more. He also talks about the difference between freedom and power. Loved it!
zetsurin's review against another edition
I couldn't make it past chapter 3.
There is a bit of the expected layout "these are the lessons of 'the wisdom of history'" but almost zero backing is provided for where these come from, and all of them seem to be related to the struggles with nationalism. Further they are bias in the extreme in favor of all things USA, with zero acknowledgement of the historical origin of the US.
There is a bit of the expected layout "these are the lessons of 'the wisdom of history'" but almost zero backing is provided for where these come from, and all of them seem to be related to the struggles with nationalism. Further they are bias in the extreme in favor of all things USA, with zero acknowledgement of the historical origin of the US.
mato_szabo's review
4.0
In sometimes it felt like the professor was oversimplifying the historical events or even like he sometimes wanted to fit the events to his theories (rather than the other way around). But overall a very fine course with lots and lots of wisdom to chew upon. Highly recommended.
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