William James Durant was a prolific American writer, historian, and philosopher. He is best known for the 11-volume The Story of Civilization, written in collaboration with his wife Ariel and published between 1935 and 1975. He was earlier noted for his book, The Story of Philosophy, written in 1926, which was considered "a groundbreaking work that helped to popularize philosophy."
They were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for literature in 1967 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977.
الجزء الاول : الفصل الاول 1643-84 الفصل الثاني 1643-1715 الفصل الثالث : الملك والفنون 1643- الفصل الرابع : موليير 1623 الفصل الخامس : اوج الكلاسيكية في الادل الفرنسي 1643-1715 الفصل السادس : مأساة في الأراضي المنخفضة 1649-1715 الجزء الثاني : الفصل السابع : كرومول 1649-1660 الفصل الثامن : 6108-1674 الفصل اتاسع :عودة الملكية 1660-1685 الفصل العاشر :الثورة الجليلة 1685-1714 الفصل الحادى عشر :1660-1714