Western Civilization Ideas, Politics, and Society: Since 1400
by Perry, Marvin; Jacob, Margaret; Jacob, James; Chase, Myrna; Von Laue, Theodore H.Edition: 9th
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Pub. Date: 2008-10-29
Publisher(s): Wadsworth Publishing
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Summary
WESTERN CIVILIZATION, 9th Edition covers the Western intellectual tradition and the significance of its ideas within a political history chronology. Known for its accessible writing style, this text appeals to students and instructors alike for its brevity, clarity, and careful selection of content including its enhanced focus on religion and philosophy. Updated with more recent scholarship, the Ninth Edition retains many popular features, including comparative timelines and full-color maps with physical geography essays. New technology resources, including an interactive eBook, make learning more engaging and instruction more efficient.
Table of Contents
| Early Modern Europe: From Renaissance To Enlightenment, 1350-1789 | |
| The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age | |
| The Reformation: The Shattering of Christian Unity | |
| European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations | |
| The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State | |
| The Scientific Revolution: The Universe Seen as a Mechanism | |
| The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform | |
| An Age Of Revolution: Liberal, National, Industrial, 1789-1848 | |
| The French Revolution: Affirmation of Liberty and Equality | |
| Napoleon: Subverter and Preserver of the Revolution | |
| The Industrial Revolution: The Great Transformation | |
| Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century | |
| Revolution and Counterrevolution, 1815-1848 | |
| An Age Of Contradiction: Progress And Breakdown, 1848-1914 | |
| Thought and Culture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century: Realism and Social Criticism | |
| The Surge of Nationalism: From Liberal to Extreme Nationalism | |
| The Industrial West: Responses to Modernization | |
| Imperialism: Western Global Dominance | |
| Modern Consciousness: New Views of Nature, Human Nature, and the | |
| World Wars And Totalitarianism: The West In Crisis | |
| World War I: The West in Despair | |
| An Era of Totalitarianism | |
| Thought and Culture in an Era of World Wars and Totalitarianism | |
| World War II: Western Civilization in the Balance | |
| The Contemporary World: The Global Age, Since 1945 | |
| Europe After World War II: Recovery and Realignment, 1945-1989 | |
| The Troubled Present | |
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