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Intro -- Prehistory of the West to 35,000 BCE -- The First Civilizations, 10,000-1250 BCE -- Growing Civilizations of the Near East, 1200-450 BCE -- The Greek Polis in War & -- Peace, 750-371 BCE -- The Greek World Expands, 359-142 BCE -- Greek Culture, Science & -- Philosophy, 725-140 BCE -- The Rise of Rome & -- the Republic, 753-31 BCE -- The Roman Empire, 27 BCE-476 CE -- Roman Culture, 240 BCE-121 CE -- East & -- West in the Early Middle Ages, 493-1000 -- Europe in the High Middle Ages, 1054-1400 -- The Culture of Christendom in Medieval Europe, 910-1351 -- The Emergence of Early Modern Europe, 1400-1497 -- The Culture of the Renaissance, 1304-1500.

"I began teaching survey courses in the history of Western Civilization in 1975 as a graduate teaching assistant at West Virginia University. From then until my retirement from teaching in 2016, I taught survey courses in Western Civilization and World Civilization, as well as upper level courses in everything from ancient history to the history of the twentieth century. During my forty years of teaching at four colleges and universities, I watched higher education in the United States undergo radical change. Today's students represent a wide range of academic preparation"--

This is a go-to volume for all those who seek to address the nature of Western civilization and its enduring significance in American education, especially higher education. There are no other single volume works that incorporate the same range of discussion on this topic by leading scholars.

chapter 1 Early Humans and the Dawn of Civilization -- chapter 2 Ancient Greece: Politics and War -- chapter 3 Ancient Greece: Society, Culture, and Daily Life -- chapter 4 Ancient Rome: Politics and War -- chapter 5 Ancient Rome: Society, Culture, and Daily Life -- chapter 6 The Middle Ages: Politics and War, 500–1300 -- chapter 7 The Middle Ages: Society, Culture, and Daily Life -- chapter 8 The Late Middle Ages and the Renaissance -- chapter 9 The Age of Discovery, the Protestant Reformation, and the Wars of Religion, 1492–1648 -- chapter 10 Politics, Colonialism, and War, 1648–1789 -- chapter 11 European Society During the Scientific, Agricultural, and Industrial Revolutions, 1600–1800 -- chapter 12 The Enlightenment, the French Revolution, and the Age of Napoleon, 1700–1815 -- chapter 13 Challenging the Conservative Order: Liberalism, Nationalism, and Socioeconomic Change, 1815–50 -- chapter 14 Middle-Class Europe: The Triumph of Liberalism and Nationalism and the Rise of Socialism, 1850–1914 -- chapter 15 Industrialization, Imperialism, and Intellectual and Social Change, 1850–1914 -- chapter 16 World War I, 1914–18 -- chapter 17 Interwar Europe, 1919–39 -- chapter 18 World War II, 1939–45 -- chapter 19 The Cold War and the End of European Dominance, 1945–present.

"Western Civilizations has been in print for over 75 years, and succeeding generations of authors have kept the book at the forefront of the field in scholarship and pedagogical approach. In this thoroughly revised 20th Edition, Joshua Cole (U of Michigan) and Carol Symes (U of Illinois) have new scholarship on migration and nationalism, and a dynamic suite of learning tools guides students from understanding the basics to analysis and interpretation"--

"At least since Oedipus met King Laius on the road from Delphi to Thebes, the image of a crossroads has signaled a dramatic and morally fraught turning point. It was with that cargo of significance in mind that The New Criterion decided to publish a special series of essays on "Western civilization at the crossroads" throughout this fortieth anniversary season. Featuring contributions by Conrad Black, Victor Davis Hanson, Roger Kimball, Andrew Roberts, and other luminaries, this book collects the ten special essays from The New Criterion's fortieth-anniversary season to assess where Western civilization is now, and where it's going"--

First published in 1936, Western Civilization in the Near East traces the spread and growth of Western civilization in the countries of the Levant and their immediate hinterland. The author argues that modern civilization took birth in Western Europe and then slowly spread to the rest of Europe and to all other parts of the earth, leading to the Europeanization of mankind. While Europe's modern civilization initially enabled it to dominate the world economically and political, it also provided non-European people with the resources to ultimately resist and reject Europe's control. This universal acculturation and the ensuing birth of a coherent and closely-knit humanity, facing similar social, economic, and cultural problems determined the new trends of world history. This book only focuses on the European contact with the Muslim East and the consequences of the contact. The language used is a reflection of its era and no offence is meant by the Publishers to any reader by this republication. This book will be of interest to students of history, political science, international relations, and geography.

John Hobson challenges the ethnocentric bias of mainstream accounts of the Rise of the West. It is often assumed that since Ancient Greek times Europeans have pioneered their own development, and that the East has been a passive by-stander in the story of progressive world history. Hobson argues that there were two processes that enabled the Rise of the 'Oriental West'. First, each major developmental turning point in Europe was informed in large part by the assimilation of Eastern inventions (e.g. ideas, technologies and institutions) which diffused from the more advanced East across the Eastern-led global economy between 500–1800. Second, the construction of European identity after 1453 led to imperialism, through which Europeans appropriated many Eastern resources (land, labour and markets). Hobson's book thus propels the hitherto marginalised Eastern peoples to the forefront of the story of progress in world history

"'The West in the World,' Fifth Edition, prompts students to take an active, analytical approach to understanding history and historical change. Readers will come to appreciate that history does not happen in isolation but rather is the consequence of a complex set of intersecting events, forces, and human actions among which there are cause-and-effect links that extend into the present day. As it compellingly tells the story of Western civilization, 'The West in the World' encourages a critical examination and analysis of major events and themes. The fifth edition retains the medium length of previous editions, long enough to present a comprehensive, rich narrative but concise enough to give instructors the flexibility to supplement reading with other sources and books. The fifth edition of 'The West in the World' includes the exciting addition of LearnSmart and SmartBook, McGraw-Hills online adaptive learning and reading systems. LearnSmart and SmartBook are the only adaptive learning programs proven to improve performance. LearnSmart and SmartBook help students study more efficiently and retain more knowledge, allowing instructors to focus valuable class time on higher-level concepts."