A Brief History of the Western World
Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
978-0-534-64237-2 (ISBN)
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Thomas H. Greer has studied and taught Western civilization for more than thirty-five years. He was one of the founders and developers of the highly regarded one-year humanities course at Michigan State University, completed by over 100,000 students, and served as department chairman. He is a specialist in contemporary world affairs. Among his publications are AMERICAN SOCIAL REFORM MOVEMENTS: THEIR PATTERN SINCE 1865; THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AMERICAN DOCTRINE OF AIR POWER, 1917-1941; THE ARMY AIR FORCES IN WORLD WAR II (coauthor); WHAT ROOSEVELT THOUGHT: THE SOCIAL AND POLITICAL IDEAS OF F.D.R.; and CLASSICS OF WESTERN THOUGHT (general editor). Gavin Lewis received his Bachelor of Arts from Oxford University and his Ph.D. from Princeton University. His research and publications include studies of central European history, Sumerian civilization, Athenian politics and religion, print and culture in the Renaissance, and the decipherment of Egyptian writing. He has over thirty years' experience teaching Western civilization to undergraduates. He is the author of CHURCH AND PARTY IN POLITICAL CATHOLICISM: THE CLERGY AND THE CHRISTIAN SOCIAL PARTY IN LOWER AUSTRIA, 1887-1907; TOMS MASARYK; and CLOSE-UPS OF THE PAST: WESTERN CIVILIZATION IN CASE STUDIES.
(Single volume includes Parts One to Five, Chapters 1-16; Volume I: To 1789 includes Parts One to Four, Chapters 1-10, Volume II: Since 1300 includes Parts Three to Five, Chapters 7-16) Part One: THE ANCIENT WORLD: MIDDLE EASTERN AND MEDITERRANEAN CIVILIZATION. 1. The Birth of Civilization in the Middle East. 2. The Greek Beginnings of Western Civilization. 3. The Roman Triumph and Fall. 4. A Conquering New Faith: Christianity. Part Two: MEDIEVAL CIVILIZATION. 5. The Creation of Europe: Political and Social Foundations. 6. The Flowering of Medieval Culture. Part Three: THE REMAKING OF EUROPE. 7. The Transformation and Expansion of Europe. 8. The Renaissance: Upsurge of Humanism. 9. The Reformation: Division and Reform in the Church. Part Four: THE RISE OF THE MODERN WEST. 10. Absolute Monarchy, Science and Enlightenment.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 15.8.2004 |
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| Verlagsort | Belmont, CA |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 160 x 231 mm |
| Gewicht | 656 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte |
| ISBN-10 | 0-534-64237-3 / 0534642373 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-534-64237-2 / 9780534642372 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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