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Civilization in the West, Volume I (to 1715) (Book Alone) (6th Edition) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Mark Kishlansky, Patrick Geary, Patricia O'brien
Publisher: Longman
Category: Book
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 784595
Media: Paperback
Edition: 6
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 592
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.5
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.7
ISBN: 0321236246
Dewey Decimal Number: 909.09821
EAN: 9780321236241
ASIN: 0321236246
Publication Date: February 17, 2005
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Product Description
Civilization in the West blends social and political history into a fascinating narrative that brings history to life.The authors tell a compelling story of Western Civilization that is enhanced by an image-based approach. “The Visual Record” chapter openers draw students in by illustrating a dominant theme of the chapter and exploring the dramatic changing contours of the West through standard maps, Map Discovery features and Geographical Tours of Europe. Discovering Western Civilization Online end-of-chapter Web site URLs make this the first Western Civilization book to include these resources.
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 Civilization of the West September 5, 2008
when I purchased the item it came in great speed to me but instead of receiving the 7th edition that I thought I was ordering I received the 6th edition. Which if I knew I would not have ordered from this person.
 Excellent survey of western history December 13, 2003
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Civilization in The West is a superb text. Written by an outstanding group of historians the book is highly readable and contains a wealth of information. The suggestions for additional reading at the end of each chapter are invaluable and list the key texts for any time period. Finally, the colorful illustrations and photographs brilliantly compliment the text. This book is a definite buy for anyone interested in a general guide to western civilization.
 Definitely a college text! July 30, 2002
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I enjoyed this text during my history class very much because it was so in depth. The hundreds of famous paintings alone make this book worthwhile, but it reads very much like a college text. Don't get me wrong -- I came to love history through taking this class, and the book was a large part of that. You must have a high level of literacy and some previous knowledge of history to read this book very easily. NO DETAILS ARE LEFT OUT!!! The book is fabulous and I would recommend it to any level anyways.
Good textbook, not nearly as bad as some i have had to read October 18, 2001
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
The book had lots of info and was easy to understand. It covered all of the most important aspects of western civilizations. Anyone who complains that it was hard to read is an ... I would consider myself smart but i am by no means a rocket scientist and i found this book easy to read and enjoyable. It provided lots of information about certain interesting aspects of different civilizations cultures that would appeal to anyone who whould sign up for a history course.
This text book is very dull. December 13, 2000
4 out of 22 found this review helpful
This book is used as a MEH textbook for sophomores in my highschool. My friends and i found this book to be very dull and boring. It contains a lot of information but the way it is presented is not in an interesting manner, rather in a dull way. This book has no bold words which makes it difficult for us to read. I believe it was chapter 17 or 18 that the beginning was very interesting but suddenly it became boring. I think history is interesting but the way that this book teaches it to you is very uninteresting. I don't suggest this book for any highschool student. Everyday when we get our history assignment i dread to read this book because it is so boring.
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