The Making of the West, Volume 1: To 1750: Peoples and Cultures

by University Lynn Hunt, University Thomas R Martin, University Barbara H Rosenwein

Book is in good condition. Has minor scuffs but otherwise looks brand new. Used for a College Course.

Genres: History

Ring-bound

Published January 1, 2012

Reviews

[Danielle. · Rating 2 out of 5]

I expected nothing more than a condensed textbook on the history of the development of Western civilization; as a History major, this was a required textbook for one of the History courses I was taking. Some chapters were just an absolute snooze fest; their understanding on religion is greatly flawed and tries to push the students to believe their narrative--especially on Judaism and Christianity (the historians' incorrect narratives on these main religions saddened me; they've left out SO much, explained so little and used superficial similarities to 'prove' their case on different religions which, frankly, proved nothing but lack of poor scholarship). One thing I absolutely enjoyed reading about, however, was Ancient Greece, the Republic of Rome, the Roman Empire, and the Medieval Ages. Afterwards, the rest of the chapters seemed rushed. I did not read the last two chapters of the textbook seeing as it was about the establishment of slavery in the Americas, a course of which I took.

[Little Timmy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice well written school book. Well laid out and organized. Recommended

[Deborah · Rating 3 out of 5]

very basic and general overview of western civilization.