This volume presents a curated collection of primary sources and interpretive essays designed to illuminate the major themes of Western civilization. Edited by Dennis Sherman, the book provides historical documents accompanied by contextual commentary that highlights key political, social, cultural, and intellectual developments. The text aims to deepen students’ understanding of the Western …
This collection of primary, secondary, and visual sources for the Western Civilization survey course provides a broad introduction to the materials historians use, the interpretations historians make, and 6,000 years of Western civilization. Its broad selection of documents, photographs, maps, and charts, and its full array of accompanying commentaries - drawn from a balanced spectrum of perspe…