Western Civilization

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9780395959350
• ISBN10: 0395959357
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-07-20
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

This survey text presents the Western intellectual tradition within a chronology of political history. Known for its accessible writing style, Western Civilization appeals to students and instructors alike for its brevity, clarity, and careful selection of content. New technology resources, including Houghton Mifflin's Eduspace course management system, make learning more engaging and instruction more efficient.In the Eighth Edition, several new pedagogical features support students throughout the term. Chapter-opening focus questions direct students to important themes, while a glossary reinforces key terms and concepts. New icons in the text direct students to online resources such as maps, primary sources, and practice test questions. In addition, the new edition retains many popular features, including comparative timelines, full-color maps with physical geography essays, and primary source excerpts.

Table of Contents

Maps	xxi
Chronologies	xxiii
Preface	xxv
Part One The Ancient World: Foundation of the West to A.D. 500	2	(194)
The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations	4	(29)
The Hebrews: A New View of God and the Individual	33	(17)
The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics	50	(24)
Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason	74	(28)
The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion	102	(17)
The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire	119	(22)
The Roman Empire: A World-State	141	(30)
Early Christianity: A World Religion	171	(25)
Part Two The Middle Ages: The Christian Centuries 500-1400	196	(102)
The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom	198	(30)
The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal	228	(30)
The Flowering of Medieval Culture: The Christian Synthesis	258	(21)
The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution	279	(19)
Part Three Early Modern Europe: from Renaissance to Enlightenment 1350--1789	298	(164)
The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age	300	(23)
The Reformation: Shattering of Christendom	323	(25)
European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations	348	(29)
The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State	377	(33)
The Scientific Revolution: The Mechanical Universe and Its Implications	410	(18)
The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform	428	(34)
Part Four An Age of Revolution: Liberal, National, Industrial 1789--1848	462	(122)
The French Revolution: Affirmation of Liberty and Equality	464	(26)
Napoleon: Subverter and Preserver of the Revolution	490	(19)
The Industrial Revolution: The Transformation of Society	509	(22)
Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century	531	(30)
Europe, 1815--1848: Revolution and Counterrevolution	561	(23)
Part Five An Age of Contradiction: Progress and Breakdown 1848--1914	584	(142)
Thought and Culture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century: Realism and Social Criticism	586	(25)
The Surge of Nationalism: From Liberal to Extreme Nationalism	611	(26)
The Industrial West: Responses to Modernization	637	(30)
Western Imperialism: Global Dominance	667	(28)
Modern Consciousness: New Views of Nature, Human Nature, and the Arts	695	(31)
Part Six World Wars and Totalitarianism: The West in Crisis 1914--1945	726	(138)
World War I: The West in Despair	728	(37)
An Era of Totalitarianism	765	(43)
Thought and Culture in an Era of World Wars and Totalitarianism	808	(27)
World War II: Western Civilization in the Balance	835	(29)
Part Seven The Contemporary World: The Global Age Since 1945	864	(46)
Europe After World War II: Recovery and Realignment, 1945--1985	866	(21)
The Troubled Present	887	(23)
Epilogue: The Western Tradition in a Global Age	910
Index	I-1