The Western Heritage to 1715
The Western Heritage to 1715

Author: Donald Kagan

Publisher: Prentice Hall

Published: 2001-06

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9780130415769

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For one-quarter/semester introductory-level survey courses in Western Civilization and European History and Civilization; or a supplemental text in Art History or other basic cultural history surveys. This concise survey of Western civilization (based on the best-selling The Western Heritage, Seventh Edition), provides an exceptionally balanced survey of the political, social, and cultural development of Western civilization its strengths and weaknesses, and the controversies surrounding it. This brief edition condenses the central narrative without compromising on vocabulary or conceptual level to make it more fully accessible to today's students, and to allow instructors greater opportunity to supplement the course with extensive outside readings, if desired.

The Western Heritage
The Western Heritage

Author: Donald Kagan

Publisher:

Published: 1997-08-01

Total Pages: 527

ISBN-13: 9780136176558

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Present a strong, clear narrative account of the central developments in Western history. The book calls attention to certain critical themes -- the development of political freedom and constitutional government; the shifting relations among religion, society, and the state; the development of science and technology and their impact on thought and social institutions; and the major religious and intellectual currents that have shaped Western culture.

The Western Heritage
The Western Heritage

Author: Donald M. Kagan

Publisher: Prentice Hall

Published: 2004-02

Total Pages: 544

ISBN-13: 9780131501010

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This highly visual, brief survey of Western civilization provides an exceptionally balanced survey of the political, social, and cultural development of Western civilization—its strengths and weaknesses, and the controversies surrounding it.From 1650 to the present, this volume provides a broad survey of western civilization.For those interested in a lively account of western heritage.

The Making of Strategy
The Making of Strategy

Author: Williamson Murray

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1996-05-31

Total Pages: 702

ISBN-13: 9780521566278

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This volume focuses on the processes by which rulers and states have framed strategy from the fifth century BC to the present.

The Western Heritage, 1300-1815
The Western Heritage, 1300-1815

Author: Donald M. Kagan

Publisher: Macmillan College

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 9780023140822

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"Volume I: to 1740" A core text for introductory-level survey courses in Western Civilization and European History and Civilization. Written by leading scholars in the field, this authoritative text presents an engaging and balanced narrative of the central developments in Western history. Seamlessly integrating coverage of social, cultural and political history, this text is presented in a flexible chronological organization. The new Ninth Edition provides updated scholarship, expanded coverage of cultural history, the ancient Near East, late antiquity, imperialism, and the Holocaust.

Contesting the Renaissance
Contesting the Renaissance

Author: William Caferro

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2010-08-24

Total Pages: 329

ISBN-13: 1444391321

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In this book, William Caferro asks if the Renaissance was really a period of progress, reason, the emergence of the individual, and the beginning of modernity. An influential investigation into the nature of the European Renaissance Summarizes scholarly debates about the nature of the Renaissance Engages with specific controversies concerning gender identity, economics, the emergence of the modern state, and reason and faith Takes a balanced approach to the many different problems and perspectives that characterize Renaissance studies