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Shaping of Western Civilization From Antiquity to the Mid-Eighteenth Century

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ISBN-10: 1442607564

ISBN-13: 9781442607569

Edition: 2013

Authors: Michael Burger

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Michael Burger's goal in this inexpensive overview is to provide a brief, historical narrative of Western civilization. Not only does its length and price separate this text from the competition, but its no-frills, uncluttered format and well-written, one-authored approach make it a valuable asset for every history student.Volume I of The Shaping of Western Civilization begins with the ancient world and ends with the Enlightenment. Unlike other textbooks that pile on dates and facts, Shaping is a more coherent and interpretive presentation. Burger?s skills as writer and synthesizer will enable students to obtain the background required to ask meaningful questions of primary sources. In…    
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Book details

List price: $56.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Publication date: 12/16/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.20" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English

Michael Burger is an historian of medieval Europe and the Dean of the School of Liberal Arts at Auburn University at Montgomery. He is the author of Bishops, Clerks, and Diocesan Governance in Thirteenth-Century England: Reward and Punishment (Cambridge University Press) and the editor of the two-volume reader Sources for the History of Western Civilization (University of Toronto Press).