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The Western Experience, with Primary Source Investigator and PowerWeb
The Western Experience with Primary Source Investigator and PowerWeb Author:Mortimer Chambers, Barbara Hanawalt, Theodore Rabb, Isser Woloch, Raymond Grew, Lisa Tiersten The Western Experience offers a thorough, analytical overview of Western civilization, giving students an introduction to the major achievements in Western thought, art, and science--as well as the social, political, and economic context for understanding those developments. To help readers develop their reasoning and writing skills, each... more » chapter is constructed to serve as an example of a historical essay: A historical problem is presented, and arguments are developed using historical evidence. Available in a single volume as well as two-volume and three-volume formats, The Western Experience now devotes an entire chapter to empires in the nineteenth-century. Based on the work of Lisa Tiersten, Chapter 26 “Nineteenth-Century Empires” has impressive breath and depth of coverage both chronologically (nineteenth century, 1780-1914) and geographically. The chapter also includes exciting new illustrations and photographs and new primary source material.« less