Western Civilization: The Continuing Experiment, Volume I: To 1715

by Thomas F.X. Noble

Western Civilization leads the market as the first western civilization text to include a separate chapter on Late Antiquity and the first to use the new political history, the effect of power and politics on all members of society, at the center of its narrative. Recognizing that European history was affected by factors outside the continent, this text looks at Europe by examining its place in the world. With an emphasis on the experimental nature of political and social history, the text challenges students to explore why and how history unfolded as it did.

Genres: History

601 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2005

About the author

Professor, Department of History, University of Notre Dame.

Medieval, Mediterranean, religious; the city of Rome, the papacy, late antiquity, the Carolingians, the West and Byzantium.

Reviews

[Greg Collver]

I found it very annoying to read the Sunday School history sections. I did not expect such an obviously biased, religious-based view of history. Just try to read the section on Israel's history in chapter 2 without laughing or groaning.