Civilization in the West (v. B)

Civilization in the West blends social and political history with an exceptional map and image program to engage students and bring history to life. The authors tell a compelling story of Western Civilization that is enhanced by an image-based approach. "The Visual Record" chapter openers draw students in by using illustrations that underscore a dominant theme of the chapter. New "Image Discovery" features guide students to interrogate images, understand their contexts, and unpack their multiple meanings. The dramatic, changing contours of the West are explored through an exceptional map program, throughMap Discovery features, and through Geographical Tours of Europe.

ISBN 0205556884   Part volume (from 1350 to 1850) ISBN13 9780205556885 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Pearson Education (US)   Weight (grammes) 839 Imprint Pearson   Published in Upper Saddle River Format Paperback   Series title Civilization in the West Publication date 05 Oct 2007   Previous ISBN 9780321236227 Library of Congress 2007036149   Height (mm) 276 DEWEY 909.09821   Width (mm) 216 DEWEY edition DC22   Spine width (mm) 17 Pages 448   Academic level Professional / Scholarly

Detailed Contents Documents Maps Chronologies, Genealogies, and Figures Preface Supplements0 About the Authors Introduction The Idea of Western Civilization 1 Chapter 11 The Italian Renaissance The Visual Record: A Dining Al Fresco Renaissance Society The Urban Environment Map Discovery: Largest Cities in Western Europe, ca. 1500 Production and Consumption The Experience of Life The Quality of Life Renaissance Art An Architect, a Sculptor, and a Painter Renaissance Style Michelangelo Renaissance Ideals Humanists and the Liberal Arts Renaissance Science Machiavelli and Politics The Politics of the Italian City-States Map Discovery: Italy, 1494 The Five Powers Venice: A Seaborne Empire Florence: Spinning Cloth into Gold The End of Italian Hegemony, 1450--1527 A Closer Look The Fall of Constantinople Documents On the Family The Renaissance Man The Lion and the Fox The Siege of Constantinople Chapter 12 The European Empires The Visual Record: Astride the World: The Age of Monarchies European Encounters Africa and a Passage to India Map Discovery: Portuguese Explorations Mundus Novus The Spanish Conquests The Legacy of the Encounters Map Discovery: Claims of Spain and Portugal to Overseas Empires Image Discovery Small box Geographical Tour: Europe in 1500: The Age of the New Monarchies Boundaries of Eastern Europe Central Europe Western Europe The Formation of States Eastern Configurations The Western Powers Map Discovery: The Unification of France The Dynastic Struggles Power and Glory The Italian Wars Documents A Momentous Discovery The Halls of Montezuma Last Words The Kingdom of France The West and the Wider World The Columbian Exchange Chapter 13 The Reform of Religion The Visual Record: Sola Scriptura: The Bible and the Reformation The Intellectual Reformation The Print Revolution Map Discovery: The Spread of Printing Christian Humanism The Humanist Movement The Wit of Erasmus The Lutheran Reformation The Spark of Reform Martin Luther's Faith Lutheranism The Spread of Lutheranism Map Discovery: The Spread of Lutheranism The Protestant Reformation Geneva and Calvin The English Reformation The Reformation of the Radicals The Catholic Reformation The Spiritual Revival Image Discovery Fishing for Souls Loyola's Pilgrimage The Counter-Reformation Map Discovery: The Religious Divisions of Europe The Empire Strikes Back A Closer Look Utopia Documents A Dutch Wit Luther on Marriage The Eternal Decree Heavenly Vision Chapter 14 Europe at War, 1555--1648 The Visual Record: The Massacre of the Innocents: War and European Society The Crises of the Western States The French Wars of Religion Map Discovery: Religious Divisions in France During the Wars of Religion One King, Two Faiths The World of Philip II The Burgundian Inheritance Map Discovery: Habsburg Lands at the Abdication of Charles V The Revolt of the Netherlands The Struggles in Eastern Europe Kings and Diets in Poland Image Discovery Muscovy's Time of Troubles The Rise of Sweden The Thirty Years' War, 1618--1648 Bohemia Revolts The War Widens Map Discovery: Population Loss in Germany During the Thirty Years' War The Long Quest for Peace A Closer Look The Monstrous Regiment of Women Documents The Heart and Stomach of a King Cannibals War Is Hell Fire and Sword Chapter 15 The Experiences of Life in Early Modern Europe, 1500--1650 The Visual Record: Haymaking: Agriculture in a European Community Economic Life Rural Life Image Discovery Town Life Map Discovery: Grain Supply and Trade in Sixteenth-Century Europe Economic Change Map Discovery: Population Density in Europe, ca. 1600 Social Life Social Constructs Social Structure Social Change Peasant Revolts Private and Community Life The Family Communities Popular Beliefs and the Persecution of Witches A Closer Look Sex and the Married Man Documents Living by One's Wits The Peasants' Revolt

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