Western Civilization: Sources, Images, and Interpretations, Volume 1, To 1700

by Dennis Sherman

This collection of primary, secondary, and visual sources for the Western Civilization survey course provides a broad introduction to the materials historians use, the interpretations historians make, and thousands of years of Western civilization. Its broad selection of documents, photographs, maps, and charts, and its full array of accompanying commentaries--drawn from a balanced spectrum of perspectives and approaches--offer valuable insight into the work of historians and provide the context that helps students understand the texts' full historical significance.

Genres: Textbooks

256 pages, Paperback

First published August 2, 1999

Reviews

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

This featured essays and art pieces we read as an accompanying manuscript to the fat history book. It was interesting to look at the two different perspectives: the people writing from their time period, and then the scholars evaluating the time period. It was a pretty good companion textbook.

*Taken from my book reviews blog: http://reviewsatmse.blogspot.com/2011...