Perspectives from the Past: Primary Sources in Western Civilizations: from the Ancient Near East Through the Age of Absolutism

by James M. Brophy, Joshua Cole, John Robertson

The best collection of longer primary sources now available in an affordable, compact format. Perspectives from the Past: Primary Sources in Western Civilizations offers a broad range of selections in varying degrees of length; with a total of 225 classic and contemporary primary sources. Selections are long, which gives students a chance to engage and understand each document, and the book includes two visual sources per chapter. The wealth of selections accommodates most any course curriculum, and the readings may be used on their own or in conjunction with a textbook.

Genres: Textbooks, History, World History, School, Nonfiction

541 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1998

About the author

James Brophy is the Francis H. Squire Professor of History at the University of Delaware. A historian of modern Europe, his research focuses on the social, economic, and political history of nineteenth-century Germany.

Reviews

[Stephanie (Gorelenore) Cover2CoverBlog · Rating 4 out of 5]

From what I can tell so far this book is a great supplement to my Humanities text. It is full of great resources that Fiero pinpoints in her book as "landmarks" and each author has a great introduction and even review questions.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well, I can't say much on this particular book. I liked it and I disliked it at the same time. Why? Some of the readings were hard to understand. Others were just plain boring-- which I get; it's history, it can be boring. But at the same time, more interesting sources could have been picked for students.

Conclusion

I'll admit, I had a hard time in the class I had to read this book for, so most likely I'll avoid re-reading this book. If you're going to go be a historian and are interested, kudos to you. I wish you the best while you read all of this.

[James muthuya]

i need to read this book