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CAPITAL
DISTRICT HUMANIST SOCIETY BOOK
SEMINAR
WINTER/SPRING 2008 SCHEDULE
Don Odell, Coordinator
(518) 482-4574
Meetings
are held from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m., on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each
month beginning January 10, 2008 and ending in early June for the
summer. They will be held in room 101 of the Campus Center, Sage
College, Albany, unless otherwise noted.
We commenced
the review of Niall Ferguson,
Colossus: The Rise and
Fall of the American Empire
on January 24, and
expect to continue its review through the Winter and Spring 2008.
| Date |
Description |
PAGES
|
Total
Pages |
Discussion
Leader |
Jan. 24
2008 |
Preface
to
Paperback Edition |
pp.vii-
xxix |
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Feb. 14
|
Intro-
duction
|
1-32 |
31 |
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| Feb
28 |
Chap.
1: The Limits of the American Empire |
33-60 |
27 |
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| Mar
13 |
Chap.
2: The Imperialism of Anti-Imperialism |
61-104 |
43 |
|
|
Mar 27
|
Chap.
3: The Civilization of Clashes
|
105-131 |
26 |
|
| April
10 |
Chap.
4: Splendid Materialism |
132-168 |
34 |
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| April
24 |
Chap.
5: The Case for Liberal Empire
|
169-199 |
30 |
|
| May
8 |
Chap.
6: Going Home or Organizing Hypocracy |
200-226 |
26 |
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| May
15 |
Chap.
7: "Impire" or Europe between
Brussels and Byzantium |
227-257 |
30 |
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| June
12 |
Chap.
8: The Closing Door |
258-285 |
27 |
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| June
24 |
Conclusion:
Looking Homeward |
286-304 |
18 |
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