Primary Sources in Western Civilization, Volume 1 for Primary Sources in Western Civilization, Volume 1
Primary Sources in Western Civilization, Volume 1 for Primary Sources in Western Civilization, Volume 1

Author: Pearson Pearson Education

Publisher: Pearson

Published: 2007-12

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780131755833

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Courses in Western Civilization I and II; historiography courses primarily European. Now that almost all sources are available on the web, a new kind of source book is needed. Older source books cannot compete with the free (and easily chosen) sources on the web. This book really makes students think through problems. As a professor for over 20 years, the author has used and discarded most source books that "bundle" sources with a short intro and a few questions. This book integrates sources within thematic chapters.

A Concise Survey of Western Civilization
A Concise Survey of Western Civilization

Author: Brian A. Pavlac

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Published: 2011-01-16

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1442207833

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This engaging text offers a brief, readable description of our common Western heritage as it began in the first human societies and developed in ancient Greece and Rome, then through the Middle Ages. Providing a tightly focused narrative and interpretive structure, Brian A. Pavlac covers the basic historical information that all educated adults should know. His joined terms "supremacies and diversities" develop major themes of conflict and creativity throughout history. The text is also informed by five other topical themes: technological innovation, migration and conquest, political and economic decision-making, church and state, and disputes about the meaning of life. Written with flair, this easily accessible yet deeply knowledgeable text provides all the essentials for a course on Western civilization.

Sources for the History of Western Civilization, Volume I
Sources for the History of Western Civilization, Volume I

Author: Michael Burger

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 2015-01-01

Total Pages: 561

ISBN-13: 1442609303

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"Sources for the History of Western Civilization is a primary source reader designed specifically for students to interact with the sources with limited editorial additions. It begins in the second millennium BC with The Descent of Ishtar and ends with Isaac Newton's The Principia. This volume can stand alone as the primary source reader for the first half of a Western Civilization course or be paired with Michael Burger's overview text, The Shaping of Western Civilization, Vol. 1"--Provided by publisher.

University of Chicago Readings in Western Civilization, Volume 7
University of Chicago Readings in Western Civilization, Volume 7

Author: Keith M. Baker

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 1987-05-15

Total Pages: 480

ISBN-13: 9780226069500

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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.

Sources of the West: From the 1600 to the present
Sources of the West: From the 1600 to the present

Author: Mark A. Kishlansky

Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 9780321011367

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Sources of the West is a collection of excerpts from primary source documents designed to supplement textbooks and lectures in the teaching of Western Civilization. These documents are the source material historians use to construct their accounts and interpretations of history. As they examine these source materials, students learn to think historically - to examine the ideas of others, to understand past experiences on others' terms, to recognize other points of view.