Western Civilization: Ideas, Politics, and Society: Since 1400

by Marvin Perry, Myrna Chase, James Jacob

WESTERN CIVILIZATION: IDEAS, POLITICS, AND SOCIETY, Since 1400, Eleventh Edition, offers an in-depth introduction to political, cultural, and intellectual history. Readers appreciate the book's accessible writing style as well as its brevity, clarity, and careful selection of content. Updated with more recent scholarship, the eleventh edition retains many popular features that help readers absorb and understand the material, including comparative timelines, full-color art essays, and profile and primary source boxes in each chapter.

Genres: History, Textbooks, Nonfiction, Reference, Westerns, Education, School

656 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1981

About the author

Marvin Perry was a professor of history at Baruch College, City University of New York.

Reviews

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a collection of original works that had great philosophical and historical significance for each of the represented periods. Each work is preceded by a brief description that serves to contextualize the statements and opinions presented by the author(s). I've become interested in the changing attitudes about science throughout history (and more generally, changing attitudes regarding rationality and subconscious drives/desires). This collection features works by Freud, Nietzsche, Darwin, John Stuart Mill, Picasso, etc. It's great if you want a snapshot view of some of the relevant historical issues without going knee-deep into the original texts.

[Sherry · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an amazing book. It is very well written and informative. The author includes historical back story, so the descriptions of history are very well rooted in many aspects of life from ancient times to the enlightenment.

[Essie-Marie F. · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was okay. I like how it's mostly different excerpts from the leading thinkers of the time.

[Jamal Kim · Rating 2 out of 5]

school text. typical liberal PC crap.