Western Civilization: A Brief History, Volume II: Since 1500

by Jackson J. Spielvogel

Put the world today into context by learning about the past through this brief, best-selling Western Civilization text that has helped thousands of students succeed in the course. Jack Spielvogel's engaging style of writing weaves the political, economic, social, religious, intellectual, cultural, and military aspects of history into a gripping story that is as memorable as it is instructive. You will also be exposed to primary source documents - actual historical documents that are the foundation for the historical analysis you read in the chapter. These documents include letters, poems, and songs through history-documents that actually enliven the past. Throughout the book there are also helpful tools to help you digest the reading including outlines, chronologies, numerous maps and key terms with definitions.

Genres: History, College

618 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[d4]

Snooze fest. To be fair to the textbook, the history of Western civilization starting from the year 1500 just isn't of much interest to me. I guess it's adequate for its purpose.