Welcome to the Saturday Morning Lecture Series.

Today, I would like to introduce Prof Eugen Weber (1925-2007) former Professor Emeritus at UCLA and one of my favorite historians.  We will be directing our readers to certain episodes of his TV series “the Western Tradition” for discussion on the Saturday Morning Lecture Series. Some of our readers may already be familiar with Prof Weber’s work, we do invite you to reacquaint yourself with this series.  The first will be “The Dawn of History”; this will be an occasional series that we visit from time to time. He introduces a hysterical cartoon near the beginning of the lecture about the history of man, its brilliant.

Covering the ancient world through the age of technology, this illustrated lecture by Eugen Weber presents a tapestry of political and social events woven with many strands — religion, industry, agriculture, demography, government, economics, and art. A visual feast of over 2,700 images from the Metropolitan Museum of Art portrays key events that shaped the development of Western thought, culture, and tradition.

These are for streaming only from their site, so please follow the below link which will open a new browser and then navigate to the video.

click here and make your way to 1. The Dawn of History
The origins of the human race are traced from anthropoid ancestors to the agricultural revolution.

So, enjoy your coffee or tea, have some breakfast, and join us in another Saturday Morning Lecture!