University of Chicago readings in Western civilization / general editors, John W. Boyer and Julius Kirshner, general editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Boyer, John W.

Kirshner, Julius.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilization, Western--History--Sources.

Civilization, Western.

History.

Civilization.

Europe.

Europe--Civilization--Sources.

Genre:

Sources.

Physical Description:

volumes ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Readings in Western civilization.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1986-

Summary:

The University of Chicago Readings in Western Civilization (nine volumes) makes available to students and teachers a unique selection of primary documents, many in new translations. These readings, prepared for the highly praised Western civilization sequence at the University of Chicago, were chosen by an outstanding group of scholars whose experience teaching that course spans almost four decades. Each volume includes rarely anthologized selections as well as standard, more familiar texts; a bibliography of recommended parallel readings; and introductions providing background for the selections. Beginning with Periclean Athens and concluding with twentieth-century Europe, these source materials enable teachers and students to explore a variety of critical approaches to important events and themes in Western history. Individual volumes provide essential background reading for courses covering specific eras and periods. The complete nine-volume series is ideal for general courses in history and Western civilization sequences.

Contents:

v.1. The Greek polis.

v.2. Rome: Late republic and principate.

v. 3. The Church in the Roman Empire / edited by Karl F. Morrison

v. 4. Medieval Europe / edited by Julius Kirshner and Karl F. Morrison.

v. 5. The Renaissance / edited by E. Cochrane & J. Kirshner.

v. 6. Early modern Europe / edited by E. Cochrane.

v. 7. The old regime and the French Revolution / edited by K.M. Baker.

v. 8. Nineteenth-century Europe; Liberalism and its critics / edited by J. Goldstein & J.W. Boyer.

v. 9. Twentieth-century Europe / edited by J.W. Boyer & J. Goldstein.

Notes:

Includes bibliographies and indexes.

ISBN:

0226069346

0226069354

OCLC:

12263239