The Making of the West; Peoples and Cultures, Volume 1: To 1740

by Lynn Hunt

• ISBN13: 9780312183691
• ISBN10: 0312183690
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2000-12-22
• Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's

Summary

Hailed as a path-breaking contribution and a sensible new choice for the Western Civilization classroom of the 21st century, The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures -- written by a team of notable historians and experienced teachers -- offers a new synthesis, one that reveals history as a process while capturing the spirit of each age.

Table of Contents

Foundations of Western Civilization, to 1000 B.C.	3	(42)
New Paths for Western Civilization, c. 1000-500 B.C.	45	(38)
The Greek Golden Age, c. 500-400 B.C.	83	(36)
From the Classical to the Hellenistic World, c.400-30 B.C.	119	(38)
The Rise of Rome, c. 753-44 B.C.	157	(40)
The Roman Empire, c. 44 B.C.-A.D. 284	197	(36)
The Transformation of the Roman Empire, C.A.D. 284-600	233	(38)
The Heirs of the Roman Empire, 600-750	271	(36)
Unity and Diversity in Three Societies, 750-1050	307	(40)
Renewal and Reform, 1050-1150	347	(40)
An Age of Confidence, 1150-1215	387	(34)
The Elusive Search for Harmony, 1215-1320	421	(30)
The Crisis of Late Medieval Society, 1320-1430	451	(38)
Renaissance Europe, 1400-1500	489	(36)
The Struggle for Reformation Europe, 1500-1560	525	(38)
Wars over Beliefs, 1560-1648	563	(40)
State Building and the Search for Order, 1648-1690	603	(42)
The Atlantic System and Its Consequences, 1690-1740	645	(38)
The Promise of Enlightenment, 1740-1789	683	(40)
The Cataclysm of Revolution, 1789-1800	723	(40)
Napoleon and the Revolutionary Legacy, 1800-1830	763	(40)
Industrialization, Urbanization, and Revolution, 1830-1850	803	(44)
Politics and Culture of the Nation-State, c. 1850-1870	847	(44)
Industry, Empire, and Everyday Life, 1870-1890	891	(42)
Modernity and the Road to War, c. 1890-1914	933	(44)
War, Revolution, and Reconstruction, 1914-1929	977	(44)
An Age of Catastrophes, 1929-1945	1021	(48)
The Atomics Age, c. 1945-1960	1069	(42)
Challenges to the Postindustrial West, 1960-1980	1111	(42)
The New Globalism: Dilemmas and Opportunities, 1980 to the Present	1153