Western Civilizations: Their History & Their Culture

by Judith G. Coffin, Robert C. Stacey, Carol Symes, et al.

Book Overview

New to the Western Civilizations team, master teachers and scholars Joshua Cole (University of Michigan) and Carol Symes (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign) have integrated innovative... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393934837
• ISBN13: 9780393934830
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 596 Pages
• Weight: 3.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.5" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

Western Civilizations

It is a college textbook on Western Civ. It's as good as that can be, if you like that sort of thing. It works, for it's purpose.

Very good update on reknown textbook by Burns but...

They have been doing very good job of updating ever since Burns didn't involve hinself directly in recent editions. Adding, updating the content yet maintaining the unique tone of Burns writing. But with 14th edition, they changed the layout to two-column page layout. And I absolutley hate two-column page in any textbook or any book for that matter.

Good, thorough, overview Study of European History

This book was first written in the 1950s, but has been revised since. It is a good introduction for people starting to learn about the Europeans. The author incorporates literature, philosophy, military tactics, cause and effect. And there are thorough timelines. It is definitely a good buy, although I got a used copy from a book fair for a 1.50!!!! Enjoy!!!

Good historical reference material

There is good reason for this book being in it's fourteenth edition; it is comprehensive, balanced ,concise not overly laborious reading and a flat out good history book. I have a previous edition that I used to supplement teaching my students with and continue to use when helping my high school age son. The contributors are brainiacs, we're talking experts in their fields too. A couple of case in points, Lerner received his PH. D. from Princeton and is a professor who has authored several books. Meacham did his undergraduate work at Yale before doing his graduate work at Cambridge and Harvard. The book takes blocks of time like the Age of Absolutism, Intellectual Revolutions of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries, The French Revolution and all the major developments of Western Civilization. There is just enough information to go in depth but not feel like you are overburdened with data. The modern world is also explored and contemporary Western Civilizations. There are also many colorful maps, pictures and illustrations to supplement the writing and to enhance the learning experience. A very helpful feature is subject titles along the sides of the paragraphs that correspond to the detailed information. This is helpful when you are seeking specific information on a subject and do not want to read pages and pages of information to find your facts. I would highly recommend this book to any student of history or teacher of advanced middle school or high school courses on world history.

great book- worthy tome of knowledge

This book, while I realise its a text book, has given me great insight into the latter portion of western culture. This book provides more verifiable references then any other book of this type I've read. Quality color pictures and easily followed footnotes, provides a respectable index and is very easily understood and appreciated.