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For a lot of days gone by five centuries, the history of the Western continent is a history of chaos, its civilization thrown into turmoil by ferocious wars or bitter spiritual issues - sometimes in combo - that have made and remade edges, created and eliminated complete nations, and still left a legacy that is still influencing our world. This 36-lecture series from an award-winning professor and honored scholar pursues a conclusion because of this chaos that runs beyond the evident ones of politics ambition, spiritual intolerance, the pursuit of state electric power, or the fear of another state's dreams. In chasing that explanation, Professor Liulevicius offers everyone thinking about the "why" of history a remarkable look into the evolution of the Western continent and the present day express system. His provocative lectures allow us to peer through the revealing zoom lens of statecraft to show us its impact on war, tranquility, and power and how that impact may well be felt in the foreseeable future. As you figure out how to examine key points on history's diplomatic timeline in the framework of attempting to establish - effectively rather than - a sustained notion of order in the Western world, you'll get started to grasp the main element Professor Liulevicius offers to understanding the dynamics of international politics. And you will see how such key concepts as the balance of power, electric power itself, sovereignty, and "reason of express" - the raison d'état first enunciated by France's powerful Cardinal Richelieu - match those dynamics.
