West

Name: West
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ISBN: 9780137489718

ISBN-10: 0137489714

ISBN-13: 9780137489718

Edition: 2004

Authors: A. Daniel Frankforter, William M. Spellman

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For survey courses in Western Civilization. A text conceived from its inception to be brief, The West takes an idea-based approach to examine Western Civilization in the broadest possible terms. By placing Western Civilization in a larger context, The West helps students to better understand current events and to re-evaluate common assumptions. Going beyond the purview of traditional texts, The West urges students to think more deeply about the nature of civilized life by consistently relating historical developments to environmental contextsboth natural ecologies and cultural legacies. Finally, The West encourages students to relate the experiences of long-vanished peoples to their own…

Book details

List price: $52.60
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 11/6/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 638
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.090
Language: English




The Birth of Civilization



The Rise of Empires and the Beginning of the Iron Age



Aegean Civilizations



The Hellenic Era



The Hellenistic Era and the Rise of Rome



Rome's Empire and the Unification of the Western World



The West's Medieval Civilizations



The Emergence of Europe



Europe Turns Outward



Europe's High Middle Ages



Challenges to the Medieval Order



Renaissance and Exploration



Reformation, Religious Wars, and National Conflicts



The Early Modern State, 1600-1789



New World Views: Europe's Scientific Revolution



The Age of Enlightenment: Rationalism and Its Uses



Rebellion and Revolution: American Independence and the French Revolution



The Age of Ideology in Western Europe, 1815-1848



Industry, Society, and Environment



The Consolidation of Nation-States



Global Empire and European Culture, 1870-1914



World War I: The End of Enlightenment



The Troubled Inter-War Years, 1919-1939



World War II: Europe in Eclipse



The Cold War Era



Western Civilization and the Global Community