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Western Civilization: Volume I: To 1715

Join over one million students who have used Spielvogel's texts to be successful in their Western Civilization course! There's a reason WESTERN CIVILIZATION is the best seller: it makes the "story of history" come alive. Spielvogel's text is also loaded with extras, like "Film and History" features that show you a new approach to studying history. Colorful maps and visuals, plus dramatic first-hand historical accounts, combine to bring to life the stories of the people and events that have shaped Western civilization.

544 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1996

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Jackson J. Spielvogel

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Author 3 books115 followers
December 12, 2023
ویرایش آخرش رو بخونید.
نویسنده هر چند سال یک بار کتاب رو ویرایش میکنه ولی تو ایران همون ویراست قدیمی هی تجدید چاپ شده.
فکر کنم آخریش مال پنج-شش سال پیشه.
با این حال، اگر به تاریخ اروپا علاقه دارید این کتاب هنوز هم بهترین وکامل ترین منبعیه که میشه در ایران پیدا کرد.
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Author 132 books3,328 followers
November 26, 2014
I thoroughly enjoyed studying this textbook. It seemed very fair and balanced in its presentation and is written in an easy to understand style. Covering this much information in a single semester made it difficult to spend much time in any single time or place. But that isn't the fault of the book, just the nature of a college class.
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5 reviews
January 22, 2016
This is actually the textbook for EU2223 Ages of the Mediterranean. It gave a clear view on the history and ideas. A really good read with sufficient examples and messages. Part of the reason I fall in love with this side of history is because of this book.
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November 4, 2016
This was a decent textbook. It was easy to understand and highlighted key concepts and events.
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11 reviews
February 20, 2022
Very informative and helped me to appreciate history in a new way. Would love to read this book again.
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April 17, 2026
i just can not get myself to care about this whatsoever idk
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161 reviews6 followers
July 1, 2008
Okay book. It's difficult to pack thousands of years of history into a book a few hundred pages long.
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