Sources of the Western Tradition: From Ancient Times to the Enlightenment (1) - Couverture souple

Perry, Marvin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1133935257 ISBN 13 : 9781133935254

Editeur : Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc, 2012

Synopsis

With a collection of over 375 sources, each accompanied by an introductory essay and review questions, this two-volume primary source reader emphasizes the intellectual history and values of the Western tradition. Sources are grouped around important themes in European history--such as religion, education, and art and culture--so that readers can analyze and compare multiple documents. The ninth edition features additional sources by and about women and updates to introductions and review questions.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Marvin Perry, now retired, taught history at Baruch College, City University of New York. He has published several successful Cengage Learning texts, including WESTERN CIVILIZATION: IDEAS, POLITICS, AND SOCIETY (senior author and general editor); WESTERN CIVILIZATION: A BRIEF HISTORY; the leading Western Civilization reader, SOURCES OF THE WESTERN TRADITION; AN INTELLECTUAL HISTORY OF MODERN EUROPE; SOURCES OF EUROPEAN HISTORY SINCE 1900 (senior editor); HUMANITIES IN THE WESTERN TRADITION (senior author and general editor); and WORLD WAR II IN EUROPE: A CONCISE HISTORY. His scholarly work includes ARNOLD TOYNBEE AND THE WESTERN TRADITION (1996); ANTISEMITISM: MYTH AND HATE FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE PRESENT (coauthor, 2002); ANTISEMITIC MYTHS: A HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY ANTHOLOGY (coeditor, 2008); and THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ISLAMIC TERRORISM: AN ANTHOLOGY (coeditor, 2008). Dr. Perry's scholarly work focuses on the history of ideas.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1133935257
• ISBN 13: 9781133935254
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 461
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible