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The West : Culture and Ideas, Prentice Hall Portfolio Edition, Combined Volume
The West Culture and Ideas Prentice Hall Portfolio Edition Combined Volume Author:A. Daniel Frankforter, William M. Spellman This book interprets Western civilization broadlycontinuing to discuss the Middle East beyond the confines of the ancient period. The chronologically organized narrative integrates political, social, economic, and intellectual history. It broadens readers' perspective on the American experience in context with the rest of the world, and he... more »lps them discover bridges to other cultures and develop sympathy with their struggles. KEY TOPICS Chapter topics cover The archaic states of the Bronze Age, The Iron Age, Aegean civilization, the Hellenistic era and the rise of Rome, Rome's empire and the unification of the Western world, the West's medieval civilization, the emergence of Europe, Europe's High Middle Ages, Renaissance and exploration, Europe's scientific revolution, American independence and the French Revolution, the Age of Ideology in Western Europe1815-1848, Europe and the World1870-1914, World War I, the Troubled Inter-War Years1919-1939, World War II, the Cold War and bipolarism, and the end of empires. For an understanding of the processes that formed the Western way of life.« less