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Making of the West, Volume II: Since 1500
Lynn Hunt
Thomas R. Martin
Barbara H. Rosenwein
Bonnie G. Smith
其他書名
Peoples and Cultures
出版
Bedford/St. Martin's
, 2012-01-04
主題
History / General
History / World
History / Modern / General
History / Civilization
ISBN
0312672713
9780312672713
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=aipPqU6PLm8C&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋
Students of Western civilization need more than facts. They need to understand the cross-cultural, global exchanges that shaped Western history; to be able to draw connections between the social, cultural, political, economic, and intellectual happenings in a given era; and to see the West not as a fixed region, but a living, evolving construct. These needs have long been central to
The Making of the West
. The book’s chronological narrative emphasizes the wide variety of peoples and cultures that created Western civilization and places them together in a common context, enabling students to witness the unfolding of Western history, understand change over time, and recognize fundamental relationships.