Lectures on the history, politics, arts, and philosophy of western culture by Stanford professors Gabriel A. Almond, William Chace, Gordon A. Craig, Terence Emmons, J. Martin Evans, Albert Guerard, Michael Jameson, David M. Kennedy, Carolyn Lougee, John Perry, Leonard G. Ratner, Antony Raubitschek, Lawrence Ryan, James Sheehan, Ezra Solomon, and Walter G. Vincenti.

"Origins of Modern Society" was a course developed by Prof. Wayne S. Vucinich for Stanford University seniors. The video series was produced by the Stanford Alumni Association in conjunction with Stanford Instructional Television.

3 Linear feet 32 videotapes (MII)

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