Aspects of Western Civilization (v. 2)

By Perry M. Rogers

Book Overview

0C-0, 0-13-083203-0, Rogers, Perry M., Aspects of Western Civilization, Vol. II, 4/E*/ = A two-volume chronologically arranged compilation of primary and some secondary sources in Western Civilization organized around eight major themes. The book presents readers with basic questions regarding historical development, human nature, moral action and practical necessity while incorporating a wide variety of political, social, economic, religious, intellectual and scientific issues in an effort to present history as a vehicle for better understanding in the present rather than a stagnant observation of past societies. Earliest Civilizations, The Greek, Roman and Medieval Worlds, Transitions to the Modern World, Foundations of the Modern World, The Era of Revolution, and the Twentieth Century. For anyone interested in western civilization especially historians.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0130489689
• ISBN13: 9780130489685
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
• Length: 2 Pages
• Weight: 1.43 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Good information but lacks an index

This book was assigned for my history class. Rodgers created a good selection of historical writings, giving a broad view of what people thought. There is also plenty of background material on the times the various articles were written. As well as quotations, questions, and time-lines. The book is ordered chronologically then sub-ordered by theme. However, this book lacks an index. The book does provide a table of contents. An alphabetical or thematic index could make this book more useful for research.

great buy!

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A helpful primary source textbook

In my AP European History class, I not only used this book, but had the author as my teacher. Overall, I found the book to be generally enjoyable and easy to read; I even brought it with me to college, heavily highlighted and full of notes, and have actually used it as reference for several class projects (and I attend an engineering school). While some sections of it I consider to be dryer than others, I believe that had more to do with my lack of interest in particular topics than it did the material itself. The chapter introductions and timelines put the material in a good historical context, and the study questions are good food for thought (and helpful for preparing for the AP exam -- in my experience, standardised test questions are seldom worse than anything Perry Rogers can think up). I think it was a great textbook that I would definitely recommend.