Western Civilization, A Brief History, Volume II
By Marvin Perry
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Marvin Perry's WESTERN CIVILIZATION: A BRIEF HISTORY, Eleventh Edition, maintains a firm grounding in political history, while covering intellectual history (particularly the significance of ideas and contributions) to a greater and deeper extent than any other text for the course. The accessible writing and flexible approach make this abridged version of WESTERN CIVILIZATION: IDEAS, POLITICS, AND SOCIETY an appealing text for instructors and students of the Western Civilization survey course. Updated with recent scholarship, the Eleventh Edition retains many popular features, including comparative timelines, full-color art essays, and primary source excerpts in each chapter. New technology resources, including MindTap—featuring the interactive MindTap Reader eBook and Aplia assignments—make learning more engaging and instruction more efficient. Available in the following options: WESTERN CIVILIZATION: A BRIEF HISTORY, Eleventh Edition (Chapters 1—22); Volume I: To 1789 (Chapters 1—10); Volume II: From the 1400s (Chapters 8—22).
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Marvin Perry's WESTERN CIVILIZATION: A BRIEF HISTORY, Eleventh Edition, maintains a firm grounding in political history, while covering intellectual history (particularly the significance of ideas and contributions) to a greater and deeper extent than any other text for the course. The accessible writing and flexible approach make this abridged version of WESTERN CIVILIZATION: IDEAS, POLITICS, AND SOCIETY an appealing text for instructors and students of the Western Civilization survey course. Updated with recent scholarship, the Eleventh Edition retains many popular features, including comparative timelines, full-color art essays, and primary source excerpts in each chapter. New technology resources, including MindTap—featuring the interactive MindTap Reader eBook and Aplia assignments—make learning more engaging and instruction more efficient. Available in the following options: WESTERN CIVILIZATION: A BRIEF HISTORY, Eleventh Edition (Chapters 1—22); Volume I: To 1789 (Chapters 1—10); Volume II: From the 1400s (Chapters 8—22).
Marvin Perry's WESTERN CIVILIZATION is the premier text to use for those interested in teaching intellectual history.
Each chapter has an integrated excerpt of a primary source—with an introductory essay and questions for analysis—to help students interpret and analyze primary source documents.
Two full-color illustrated art essays appear in the book to help students interpret and analyze visual sources.
Table of contents
- 8. Transition to the Modern Age: Renaissance and Reformation.
- 9. Political and Economic Transformation: National States, Overseas Expansion, Commercial Revolution.
- 10. Intellectual Transformation: The Scientific Revolution and the Age of Enlightenment.
Part IV: THE MODERN WEST: PROGRESS AND BREAKDOWN 1789–1914.
- 11. The Era of the French Revolution: Affirmation of Liberty and Equality.
- 12. The Industrial Revolution: The Transformation of Society.
- 13. Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century.
- 14. Surge of Liberalism and Nationalism: Revolution, Counterrevolution, and Unification.
- 15. Thought and Culture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century: Realism, Positivism, Darwinism, and Social Criticism.
- 16. Europe in the Late Nineteenth Century: Modernization, Nationalism, Imperialism.
- 17. Modern Consciousness: New Views of Nature, Human Nature, and the Arts.
Part V: WESTERN CIVILIZATION IN CRISIS: WORLD WARS AND TOTALITARIANISM 1914–1945.
- 18. World War I: The West in Despair.
- 19. An Era of Totalitarianism.
- 20. World War II: Western Civilization in the Balance.
Part VI: THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD.
- 21. Europe After World War II: Recovery and Realignment, 1945–1989.
- 22. The Troubled Present.
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