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Great Issues in Western Civilization, Vol 2: From Louis XIV Through the Cold War (4th Edition)
Great Issues in Western Civilization Vol 2 From Louis XIV Through the Cold War - 4th Edition Author:Donald Kagan, Brian Tierney, L. Pearce Williams This collection of edited readings (primary and secondary) is organized chronologically into chapters that each present a "great issue": that is, a question or problem in Western civilization that is of ongoing interest to students and historians. The chapters present a variety of primary source materials -- letters, chronicles, poems,... more » government records, treatises -- together with interpretations by modern historians representing a variety of points of view. This approach is designed to help students learn to evaluate historical materials critically and form their own opinions on issues. This edition includes a new chapter on the African origins of Western civilization. « less