Suchergebnisse

This text explores four major features of human society in their ecological and historical context: the origins of priests and organised religion; the rise of military men in an agrarian society; economic expansion and growth; and civilising and decivilising trends over time

"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"--