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Western Heritage, The: Volume I, To 1715

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

ISBN: 9780130277169 | 0130277169

Edition: 7th
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: 1/1/2001

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Summary Table of Contents

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.

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Part 1 The Foundations of Western Civilization in the Ancient World

(191)

The Birth of Civilization

(32)

The Rise of Greek Civilization

(34)

Classical and Hellenistic Greece

(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

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