A History of Civilization: 1648 to the Present

by Robin W. Winks, Crane Brinton

Extensively illustrated and exceptionally appealing in its narrative style, this best-selling, classic survey of the history of Western civilization — with emphasis on Western European societies — offers a short, crisp, and balanced presentation of traditional and “new” subjects, approaches, and controversies, and shows throughout how the historian goes about the craft of research, interpretation, and writing. The book is available in a variety of volume splits to accommodate different lesson lengths. It includes extracts from historical and contemporary sources and documents, discussions on “doing history,” and detailed timelines.

752 pages, Paperback

Published November 10, 1995

About the author

Robin W. Winks was an American academic, historian, diplomat, writer on the subject of fiction, especially detective novels, and advocate for the National Parks.

Reviews

[Little Timmy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I very nice textbook. Well laid out with nice sidebars of related information and very nice selection of pictures illustrating the concepts. Nice history read even out of the classroom. Recommended