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This is Volume II: Since 1300 of A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE WESTERN WORLD, 9th Edition. Greer/Lewis's A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE WESTERN WORLD, which pioneered the brief format for this subject, provides a comprehensive view of the development of Western civilization in half the pages of other texts. Not simply an abridgement of a longer book, this text offers students in survey courses a concise, lucid narrative. Each chapter provides broad coverage of political, social, cultural, and religious themes. Because the book is brief, instructors have the flexibility to tailor their instruction, and to assign supplementary materials as desired. The text's clear, balanced account of crucial political events, social and economic developments, ideas, and artistic creations make it a good match for most approaches to the course. Available in the following split options: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE WESTERN WORLD, 9th Edition ISBN: 0534642365 A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE WESTERN WORLD, VOLUME I: TO 1789, 9th Edition (Parts One to Three, Chapters 1-10) ISBN: 0534642373 A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE WESTERN WORLD, VOLUME II: SINCE 1300, 9th Edition (Parts Three to Five, Chapters 7-16) ISBN: 0534642381.
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The only problem I had is that I didn't receive the CD that wax suppose to come with the book. The description of the book said I would get it. I e-mailed the seller and they said that it wasn't suppose to come with it. They need to better describe their products.
This Is The Best One-volume Survey Of Western History That I Know Of
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"This clear, balanced book will help you understand the crucial political events, social and economic developments, ideas, and artistic creations that have helped to shape the Western world.
So clear, so balanced! Thomas H. Greer and Gavin Lewis's A Brief History of the Western World will take you on a fascinating journey through Western civilization---a comprehensive view that gives you all the information you need in half the length of conventional survey texts.
In addition, the Ninth Edition includes so much that is new: * An entirely new Prologue, "What Is Western Civilization?" that provides guidance on fundamental questions involved in the study of Western history
* A greatly expanded map program that incorporates full-color, spot maps, and icons for maps that appear in interactive form on the Western Civilization Resource Center
* An entirely new chapter devoted to events in recent history that helps you understand today's major political, economic, and cultural issues
* Expanded map and figure captions that enrich the reader's experienced of the places and events of the past
* A vivid, full-color design that enhances maps, timelines, and illustrations."
"THIS IS THE BEST ONE-VOLUME SURVEY OF WESTERN HISTORY THAT I KNOW OF." ---Warren Treadgold, St. Louis University
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I purchased this for a European History course I was taking. I expect my text books to be moderately tedious to read but as history books go, this one was long, drawn out and painful to suffer through. This is not the text to use if you wish to inspire and excite your students about European History, there has to be a better option out there.
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This book has some great information in it but it's a crowded and hard to read text. I had to pick this up for a European History Class and it was just really tedious to sit and read the chapters. It was like eating paper. If you're a professor looking for a text, my instructor paired this with Eugen Weber's Western Tradition series and that made it less tedious. But honestly, please, find something easier to swallow. This one just was painful.
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