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The Great Trials of World History and the Lessons They Teach Us
The Complete Course Contains All 24 Lectures
Douglas O. LinderSeries: Great Courses Audio4.4
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No understanding of the past is complete without an understanding of the legal battles and struggles that have done so much to shape it. Inside a survey of world history's greatest trials are the key insights to critical issues we still talk about today, including freedom of speech, the death penalty, religious freedom, and the meaning of equality.
Join Professor Linder for these 24 lectures that investigate important legal cases from around the world and across the centuries. From the trials of Socrates in ancient Athens and Thomas More in Henry VIII's England to the Nuremburg Trials in the wake of World War II and the media frenzy of the O. J. Simpson murder case, you'll discover what each of these trials has to teach us about ourselves and our civilization.
Professor Linder takes you back in time to revisit some of history's most famous trials from fresh perspectives that ground them in the evolution of human ideas of law and justice, including the Salem Witch Trials, and the Scopes "Monkey" Trial. You'll also encounter less familiar (but equally important) legal battles, including medieval trials by ordeal and the Trial of Giordano Bruno, which would impact the later trial of Galileo.
For years, Professor Linder has studied the fascinating intersection between history and jurisprudence. Now he's crafted these lectures to share that fascination with you.
All Lectures:
1. The Trial of Socrates
2. The Trial of Gaius Verres
3. Three Medieval Trials
4. The Trial of Sir Thomas More
5. The Trial of Giordano Bruno
6. The Salem Witchcraft Trials
7. The Boston Massacre Trials
8. The Aaron Burr Conspiracy Trial
9. The Amistad Trials
10. The Dakota Conflict Trials
11. The Lincoln Assassination Conspiracy Trial
12. The Trial of Louis Riel
13. The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde
14. The Trial of Sheriff Joseph Shipp
15. The Leopold and Loeb Trial
16. The Scopes Monkey Trial
17. The Trials of the "Scottsboro Boys"
18. The Nuremberg Trials
19. The Alger Hiss Trial
20. The Rivonia (Nelson Mandela) Trial
21. The Mississippi Burning Trial
22. The Trial of the Chicago Eight
23. The McMartin Preschool Abuse Trial
24. The O. J. Simpson Trial
Join Professor Linder for these 24 lectures that investigate important legal cases from around the world and across the centuries. From the trials of Socrates in ancient Athens and Thomas More in Henry VIII's England to the Nuremburg Trials in the wake of World War II and the media frenzy of the O. J. Simpson murder case, you'll discover what each of these trials has to teach us about ourselves and our civilization.
Professor Linder takes you back in time to revisit some of history's most famous trials from fresh perspectives that ground them in the evolution of human ideas of law and justice, including the Salem Witch Trials, and the Scopes "Monkey" Trial. You'll also encounter less familiar (but equally important) legal battles, including medieval trials by ordeal and the Trial of Giordano Bruno, which would impact the later trial of Galileo.
For years, Professor Linder has studied the fascinating intersection between history and jurisprudence. Now he's crafted these lectures to share that fascination with you.
All Lectures:
1. The Trial of Socrates
2. The Trial of Gaius Verres
3. Three Medieval Trials
4. The Trial of Sir Thomas More
5. The Trial of Giordano Bruno
6. The Salem Witchcraft Trials
7. The Boston Massacre Trials
8. The Aaron Burr Conspiracy Trial
9. The Amistad Trials
10. The Dakota Conflict Trials
11. The Lincoln Assassination Conspiracy Trial
12. The Trial of Louis Riel
13. The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde
14. The Trial of Sheriff Joseph Shipp
15. The Leopold and Loeb Trial
16. The Scopes Monkey Trial
17. The Trials of the "Scottsboro Boys"
18. The Nuremberg Trials
19. The Alger Hiss Trial
20. The Rivonia (Nelson Mandela) Trial
21. The Mississippi Burning Trial
22. The Trial of the Chicago Eight
23. The McMartin Preschool Abuse Trial
24. The O. J. Simpson Trial
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