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Western Civilization, a Brief History by Marvin Perry (2015, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherCengage Learning

ISBN-101305091469

ISBN-139781305091467

eBay Product ID (ePID)202465034

Product Key Features

Number of Pages592 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameWestern Civilization, a Brief History

Publication Year2015

SubjectCivilization, General, Teaching Methods & Materials / General

FeaturesRevised

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaEducation, History

AuthorMarvin Perry

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height10 in

Item Weight40 Oz

Item Length1.1 in

Item Width8 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number11

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2014-947313

ReviewsThe text is written at what I think is an appropriate intellectual level. It doesn't only explain what happened, but WHY and what the CONSEQUENCES of an idea were. Its headings and subheadings make it easy to follow along as well.

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal909/.09821

Table Of ContentPart I: THE ANCIENT WORLD: FOUNDATION OF THE WEST TO A.D. 500.1. The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations.2. The Hebrews: A New View of God and the Individual.3. The Greeks: From Myth to Reason.4. Rome: From City-State to World Empire.5. Early Christianity: A World Religion.Part II: THE MIDDLE AGES: THE CHRISTIAN CENTURIES 500--1400.6. The Rise of Europe: Fusion of Classical, Christian, and Germanic Traditions.7. The Flowering and Dissolution of Medieval Civilization.Part III: THE RISE OF MODERNITY: FROM THE RENAISSANCE TO THE ENLIGHTENMENT 1350--1789.8. Transition to the Modern Age: Renaissance and Reformation.9. Political and Economic Transformation: National States, Overseas Expansion, Commercial Revolution.10. Intellectual Transformation: The Scientific Revolution and the Age of Enlightenment.Part IV: THE MODERN WEST: PROGRESS AND BREAKDOWN 1789--1914.11. The Era of the French Revolution: Affirmation of Liberty and Equality.12. The Industrial Revolution: The Transformation of Society.13. Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century.14. Surge of Liberalism and Nationalism: Revolution, Counterrevolution, and Unification.15. Thought and Culture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century: Realism, Positivism, Darwinism, and Social Criticism.16. Europe in the Late Nineteenth Century: Modernization, Nationalism, Imperialism.17. Modern Consciousness: New Views of Nature, Human Nature, and the Arts.Part V: WESTERN CIVILIZATION IN CRISIS: WORLD WARS AND TOTALITARIANISM 1914--1945.18. World War I: The West in Despair.19. An Era of Totalitarianism.20. World War II: Western Civilization in the Balance.Part VI: THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD.21. Europe After World War II: Recovery and Realignment, 1945--1989.22. The Troubled Present.

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisWESTERN CIVILIZATION: A BRIEF HISTORY, Eleventh Edition, offers a concise introduction to political, cultural, and intellectual history. Easy to read and updated with recent scholarship, the Eleventh Edition retains many popular features, including comparative timelines, full-color art essays, and primary source boxes in each chapter. New technology resources (available separately), including MindTap--featuring the interactive MindTap Reader eBook and a variety of web apps--make learning about history more engaging., WESTERN CIVILIZATION: A BRIEF HISTORY, Eleventh Edition, offers a concise introduction to political, cultural, and intellectual history. Easy to read and updated with recent scholarship, the Eleventh Edition retains many popular features, including comparative timelines, full-color art essays, and primary source boxes in each chapter. New technology resources (available separately), including MindTap-featuring the interactive MindTap Reader eBook and a variety of web apps-make learning about history more engaging.

LC Classification NumberCB245