西方社会史A HISTORY OF WESTERN SOCIETY

书籍目录

Chapter 1  Near Eastern Origins  Chapter 2  Small Kingdoms and Mighty Empires in the Near East  Chapter 3  The Legacy of Greece  Chapter 4  Hellenistic Diffusion  Chapter 5  The Rise of Rome  Chapter 6  The Pax Romana  Chapter 7  The Making of Europe  Chapter 8  The Carolingian World: Europe in the Early Middle Ages Chapter 9  Revival, Recovery, and Reform  269Chapter 10   Life in Christian Europe in the High Middle Ages  Chapter 11   The Creativity and Vitality of the High Middle Ages Chapter 12   The Crisis of the Later Middle Ages  Chapter 13   European Society in the Age of the Renaissance  Chapter 14   Reform and Renewal in the Christian Church  Chapter 15   The Age of European Expansion and Religious Wars  Chapter 16   Absolutism and Constitutionalism in Western Europe (ca 1589-1715) Chapter 17   Absolutism in Eastern Europe to 1740

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A History of Western Society, Fifth Edition



Complete, Two-Volume, Three-Volume, and Since 1400 Formats

Volume I: From Antiquity to the Enlightenment (Chapter 1-17)

Volume II:From Absolutism to the Present (Chapter 16-31)

Volume A: From Antiquity to 1500 (Chapter 1-13)

Volume B: From the Renaissance to 1815 (Chapter 12-21)

Volume C: From the Revulutionary Era to the Present (Chapter 21-31)



A History of Western Society, Fifth Edition, brings the history of Western civilization to life. Coverage of the main themes and developments of Western history, a special emphasis on the experiences of ordinary people, a lively writing style, and integrated coverage of women's history are just a few of the elements that make this book so interesting to read.



Additional high-interest topics and features include:

* "Listening to the Past" sections at the end of each chapter invite you to evaluate excerpts from actual historical documents. Introductions and questions for analysis help guide your investigations.

* Introductions, focus questions, and summaries highlight the important themes and developmemts explored in each chapter. An easy-to-find comparative timeline at the end of the book helps you trace major developments in Western civilization from antiquity to the present.

* Coverage of new and interesting topics such as: popular religion in Mesopotamia and classical Greece (Chs.1&3), pregnancy and childbirth in the early Middle Ages (Ch. 8), medieval hospitals and health care (Chs. 10

&12), medieval popular music (Ch.11), public violence (Ch.12), and gender roles in the arts (Ch.15).



To help you get the most out of your course, A History of Western Society, Fifth Edition, is accompanied by a two-volume Study Guide. The Study Guide contains key terms and concepts, sample test questions, sections on interpreting visual sources and understanding history through the arts, map exercises, and problems for further investigation. Please ask your instructor or bookstore manager about how to obtain this valuable resource.



 Book Dimension:  

length: (cm)25.4    　　　            　　　　　         　 width:(cm)20.4

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