The Story of "Civilization"

Jiang Xueqin tells the entire story of humanity, from the Ice Age to the Pax Americana.

Curated by: Predictive History (63 videos)

Currently Playing: Civilization #48: Napoleon's Empire of Myth

How did a young Corsican become Emperor of France in 1804? In this talk to his Chinese high school students, Jiang Xueqin argues that it was Napoleon's myth-making genius that seduced the French people, and killed the fledging French Republic. In this way, Napoleon was like Caesar and Hitler. Will Trump take America down the same path?

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