The Cultures of the West, Volume 1: A History: To 1750

by Clifford R. Backman

Book Overview

The Cultures of the West: A History focuses on the ways in which the major ideas and passions of Western culture developed, internally, and how they interacted with the broader world-for good and for ill. The development of such key ideas as religion, science, and philosophy form the central narrative of this book.

The Cultures of the West stands apart from other textbooks in a variety of ways, the first being thematic unity. What did people...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195388909
• ISBN13: 9780195388909
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 672 Pages
• Weight: 2.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 9.2" x 6.5"