Sources for a History of Western Civilization: Volume I (Sources for the History of Western Civilization) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1551113260 ISBN 13: 9781551113265

Verlag: Broadview Press Ltd, 2002

Inhaltsangabe

This two-volume reader documents the history of the West, from the second millennium BC through the twentieth century. Drawing from the well known and the less obvious,Sources for the History of Western Civilization reflects the ongoing reassessment of the canonical texts of Western history. The volumes include generous selections of literature, letters, laws, records, biographical writings, and illustrations that collectively create a rich portrait of the West's intellectual, social, political, and material development.

Unlike other readers, Sources for the History of Western Civilization uses complete texts whenever feasible, including those of a number of longer works, such asThe Symposium; Einhard's Life of Charlemagne and The Communist Manifesto. Women are well represented and Western Civilization is placed within world history by the inclusion of materials from the Near East, the Americas and Asia. The selections have been newly annotated and the translations have in many cases been modernized. The headnotes introducing each author's work leave room for readers to conduct their own analyses.

Please note that both Volume I and Volume II come with the 195-page book Commentariesfor the instructor, which contains questions for students and advanced analyses on each reading's relationship to broader historical themes. The inclusion ofCommentaries makes Sources for the History of Western Civilization ideal for large courses with sections taught by newer instructors.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Michael Burger is a professor of history at Auburn University at Montgomery.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Broadview Press Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1551113260
• ISBN 13: 9781551113265
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 277
• Herausgeber: Burger Michael
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