Civilization in the West / Mark Kishlansky, Patrick Geary, Patricia O'Brien.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kishlansky, Mark A.

Contributor:

Geary, Patrick J., 1948-

O'Brien, Patricia, 1945-

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilization, Western--History--Textbooks.

Civilization, Western.

History.

Genre:

Textbooks.

Physical Description:

volumes : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 29 cm

Edition:

Sixth edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Pearson Longman, [2006]

Summary:

"Civilization in the West" blends social and political history into a fascinating narrative that brings history to life.

The authors tell a compelling story of Western Civilization that is enhanced by an image-based approach. " The Visual Record" chapter openers draw students in by illustrating a dominant theme of the chapter and exploring the dramatic changing contours of the West through standard maps, Map Discovery features and Geographical Tours of Europe. Discovering Western Civilization Online end-of-chapter Web site URLs make this the first Western Civilization book to include these resources.

Contents:

v.1. To 1715

The first civilizations

Early Greece, 2500-500 B.C.E.

Classical and Hellenistic Greece, 500-100 B.C.E.

Early Rome and the Roman Republic, 800-146 B.C.E.

Imperial Rome, 146 B.C.E.-192 C.E.

The transformation of the classical world

The classical legacy in the East : Byzantium and Islam

The West in the early Middle Ages, 500-900

The high Middle Ages

The later Middle Ages, 1300-1500

The Italian Renaissance

The European empires

The reform of religion

Europe at war, 1555-1648

The experiences of life in early modern Europe, 1500-1650

The royal state in the seventeenth century

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

0321236122

0321236246

0321236254

0321236211

032123622X

0321236238

OCLC:

56834706