

Genius of the Modern World
Overview
Historian Bettany Hughes retraces the lives of three great thinkers whose ideas shaped the modern world - Karl Marx, Frederick Nietzsche and Sigmund Freud.
Seasons (1)
Season 1
3 Episodes
2016
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