The Book Prize Index

The Story of Civilization: Rousseau and Revolution

Ariel Durant, Will Durant

"A history of civilization in France, England, and Germany from 1756 and in the remainder of Europe from 1715-1789." "There is no 'popular history that is so encyclopedic in scope, so brightly readable in style.'" Saturday Rev.

HistoryWorld History · medium confidenceWorld History81 signalsLlm Classifier: World History -> World HistoryTopic Classifier: Regional & Local History -> HistoryKeyword Classifier: World History -> World HistoryRegional & Local History

Award History

1 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Pulitzer Prize in General NonfictionMajor1968WinnerSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  2. 02 Central places

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  3. 03 Suggested argument

    No argument inferred with sufficient confidence.

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    40 / 100 academic

    Serious trade

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 38%.