Great Issues in Western Civilization, Vol. 2

by brian-tierney

COVERS LOUIS XIV, ENLIGHTENMENT, ORIGINS OF FRENCH REVOLUTION, INDUSTRIAL REV, MARXISTS, SOCIAL DARWINISM, LIBERALISM, WORLD WAR I, BOLSHEVIK REV, NAZIS, COLD WAR

Genres: History

Paperback

First published January 1, 1972

Reviews

[Monzenn · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great resource for anyone wanting to read more about European history and thinking since say the 1500s (I swear I didn't just crib the title). Covers a lot of the major issues of the centuries, though it ends around the 1960s. Leaves a lot of breadcrumbs as well for anyone who wishes to read the full documents.

[Robert · Rating 3 out of 5]

Despite being somewhat outdated -- for example nearly 100 pages is given over to the 'Black Athena' controversy -- this is still a decent collection of curated excerpts from sources both primary and secondary.

[Drew]

Great issues in Western civilization by Donald Kagan (1976)