Western Civilizations, Volume 2: From Prehistory to the Present

by Judith G. Coffin, Robert C. Stacey, Robert E. Lerner

With over one million copies sold, Western Civilizations is renowned for its balanced presentation, clear prose, and exceptional treatment of cultural history. For this revised edition, the theme of empire is introduced to further expand the discussion of the West and the world. A new Digital History program includes an extensive online collection of primary documents, images, audio, and video-all carefully integrated with the text via twelve two-page features.

Genres: History

717 pages, Unknown Binding

First published February 19, 2005

About the author

Judith G. Coffin. Associate Professor. Department of History. University of Texas, Austin. Austin, Texas, USA

Research interests:European social and cultural history, especially 20th-century France; gender, sexuality and history of feminism, history of radio; private and public;; the "sexual revolution" in post-war France .

Reviews

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Used for "Western Thought Since 1600" course. As historical texts go, this one isn't bad. If my students had bothered to read it, it would have greatly helped them comprehend the material. As the TA, this work successfully pulled me through a lot of areas in which I have no training.