Perspectives from the Past: Primary Sources in Western Civilizations: From the Age of Exploration through Contemporary Times

by James M. Brophy, John Robertson, Steven A. Epstein

Perspectives from the Past is the most flexible and substantial reader for use in the two-semester Western Civilizations course. The wealth of selections accommodates most any course curriculum, and the readings may be used on their own or in conjunction with a textbook.

Genres: Textbooks, History, World History, School, Nonfiction

884 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1998

About the author

James Brophy is the Francis H. Squire Professor of History at the University of Delaware. A historian of modern Europe, his research focuses on the social, economic, and political history of nineteenth-century Germany.

Reviews

[Stephanie (Gorelenore) Cover2CoverBlog]

From what I can tell so far this book is a great supplement to my Humanities text. It is full of great resources that Fiero pinpoints in her book as "landmarks" and each author has a great introduction and even review questions.

[Sarah]

Well, I can't say much on this particular book. I liked it and I disliked it at the same time. Why? Some of the readings were hard to understand. Others were just plain boring-- which I get; it's history, it can be boring. But at the same time, more interesting sources could have been picked for students.

Conclusion

I'll admit, I had a hard time in the class I had to read this book for, so most likely I'll avoid re-reading this book. If you're going to go be a historian and are interested, kudos to you. I wish you the best while you read all of this.

[James muthuya]

i need to read this book