Western Heritage, The: Volume C, Since 1789

by Kagan, Donald M; Ozment, Steven; Turner, Frank M.

• ISBN13: 9780130272850
• ISBN10: 013027285X
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: Pearson College Div

Summary

A core text for introductory-level survey courses in Western Civilization and European History and Civilization. Written by leading scholars in the field, this authoritative, time-honored text presents a strong, clear narrative account of the central developments in Western history with a focus on several key themesthe development of political freedom and constitutional government; the shifting relations among religion, society, and the state; the development of science and technology and their impact on thought and social institutions; and the major religious and intellectual currents that have shaped Western culture.

Table of Contents

Part 1 The Foundations of Western Civilization in the Ancient World	1	(191)
The Birth of Civilization	4	(32)
The Rise of Greek Civilization	36	(34)
Classical and Hellenistic Greece	70	(40)
Rome: From Republic to Empire	110	(36)
The Roman Empire	146	(46)
Part 2 The Middle Ages, 476-1300	192	(96)
The Early Middle Ages: Creating a New European Society and Culture (476-1000)	194	(34)
The High Middle Ages: The Rise of European Empires and States (1000-1300)	228	(28)
Medieval Society: Hierarchies, Towns, Universities, and Families (1000-1300)	256	(32)
Part 3 Europe in Transition, 1300-1750	288	(298)
The Late Middle Ages: Social and Political Breakdown (1300-1527)	290	(26)
Renaissance and Discovery	316	(36)
The Age of Reformation	352	(36)
The Age of Religious Wars	388	(28)
Paths to Constitutionalism and Absolutism: England and France in the Seventeenth Century	416	(32)
New Directions in Thought and Culture in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries	448	(32)
Successful and Unsuccessful Paths to Power (1686-1740)	480	(32)
Society and Economy under the Old Regime in the Eighteenth Century	512	(38)
The Transatlantic Economy, Trade Wars, and Colonial Rebellion	550	(36)
Part 4 Enlightenment and Evolution	586	(192)
The Age of Enlightenment: Eighteenth-Century Thought	588	(36)
The French Revolution	624	(42)
The Age of Napoleon and the Triumph of Romanticism	666	(38)
The Conservative Order and the Challenges of Reform (1815-1832)	704	(38)
Economic Advance and Social Unrest (1830-1850)	742	(36)
Part 5 Toward the Modern World	778	(214)
The Age of Nation-States	780	(34)
The Building of European Supremacy: Society and Politics to World War I	814	(38)
The Birth of Modern European Thought	852	(34)
Imperialism, Alliances, and War	886	(48)
Political Experiments of the 1920s	934	(30)
Europe and the Great Depression of the 1930s	964	(28)
Part 6 Global Conflict, Cold War, and New Directions	992	(76)
World War II	994	(36)
Faces of the Twentieth Century: European Social Experiences	1030	(38)
The Cold War Era and the Emergence of the New Europe	1068