Civilization in the West
- ISBN-10
- 0321070925
- ISBN-13
- 9780321070920
- Series
- Civilization in the West
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 1151
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- Addison-Wesley
- Authors
- Mark A. Kishlansky, Patrick J. Geary, Patricia O'Brien
Description
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. Pictorial chapter openers draw students in by illustrating a dominant theme of the chapter and exploring the dramatic impression each image makes in reinforcing that theme. The presentation of geography guides students around the changing contours of the West through both standard maps and Geographic Tours of Europe. The greater number of maps and tours combine to make this text the strongest possible program for teaching historical geography (151 total maps, as compared to Chambers, the second highest, at 106). The addition of Discovering Western Civilization Online (new end-of-chapter website URLs) makes this the first Western Civilization book to date to include these resources.
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