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Product Identifiers
PublisherWadsworth
ISBN-100495913243
ISBN-139780495913245
eBay Product ID (ePID)92997317
Product Key Features
Number of Pages1072 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameWestern Civilization
SubjectCivilization, General
Publication Year2011
TypeTextbook
AuthorJackson J. Spielvogel
Subject AreaHistory
SeriesAvailable Titles Aplia Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.5 in
Item Weight77.3 Oz
Item Length11 in
Item Width8.7 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number8
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
ReviewsI have had occasion through the years either to critique or review . . . a number of Western Civilization texts. Few, if any, equal this text for comprehensive coverage of the subject; none surpass it. This is a quality text in every sense of the word., [Spielvogel's text] is very well organized and contains rich detail that really explains events, people, and historical forces. . . . The graphics are great and I love the inclusion of film., Too many textbooks . . . read as little more than a piling on of recent scholarship with little attempt to integrate this into a larger narrative framework. Spielvogel integrates this scholarship into a very well written textbook that . . . kept me engaged. . . . When the author writes in the preface, 'That story is an exciting one; yet many textbooks fail to capture the imagination of their readers,' I was initially skeptical. But I found that he delivered on his promise, a pleasant surprise . . . ! Chapters on Napoleon, for instance, made for gripping reading., . . . it is clear to the reader that Spielvogel has an expert knowledge of the material, which he presents in a fluid and insightful narrative. I really appreciate the balance of political, social, economic, religious, and cultural history. . . . This is difficult to achieve when writing a textbook. The scholarship is up-to-date, accurate, and presented in a cogent, concise manner.
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal909.09821
Table Of Content1. The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations.2. The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires.3. The Civilization of the Greeks.4. The Hellenistic World.5. The Roman Republic.6. The Roman Empire.7. Late Antiquity and the Emergence of the Medieval World.8. European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750-1000.9. The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages.10. The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power.11. The Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century.12. Recovery and Rebirth: The Age of The Renaissance.13. Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century.14. Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800.15. State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century.16. Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: The Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science.17. The Eighteenth Century: An Age of Enlightenment.18. The Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change.19. A Revolution in Politics: The Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon.20. The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society.21. Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815-1850.22. An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850-1871.23. Mass Society in an "Age of Progress", 1871-1894.24. An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894-1914.25. The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution.26. The Futile Search for a New Stability: Europe between the Wars, 1919-1939.27. The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War II.28. Cold War and a New Western World, 1945-1965.29. Protest and Stagnation: The Western World, 1965-1985.30. After The Fall: The Western World In A Global Age (Since 1985).
SynopsisBest-selling book WESTERN CIVILIZATION has helped over one million users learn about the present by exploring the past. Jackson Spielvogel's engaging, chronological narrative weaves the political, economic, social, religious, intellectual, cultural, and military aspects of history into a gripping story that is as memorable as it is instructive. The clear narrative of a single gifted author makes it easy to follow the story of Western civilization.
