author: james m brophy

A storytelling approach that engages students with features to help them master core content, think critically, and make connections.

This is a preassembled package of Western Civilizations, volume 1 (978-0-393-41883-5) and Perspectives from the Past: Primary Sources in Western Civilizations, volume 1 (978-0-393-41871-2).

A rich, relevant collection of primary sources at an exceptional value

The best collection of longer primary sources now available in an affordable, compact format.

The most pedagogically innovative brief text--now connecting western civilizations to broader global contexts and students' own experiences.

Placing value in perspective--a rich primary source collection at a truly exceptional value.

A storytelling approach that engages students with features to help them master core content, think critically, and make connections.

1st ed. v. 1. From the ancient Near East through the age of absolutism -- v. 2. From early modern era through contemporary times.

Perspectives from the Past is the most flexible and substantial reader for use in the two-semester Western Civilizations course.

... songs championing Catholic freedoms circulated throughout the Prussian Rhineland. In Cologne, Catholic circles distributed the songbook Ko ̈lner Lieder gedichtet am Rhein nach der Gefangennahme des Erzbischofs, printed sometime around ...