The West in the world : a mid-length narrative history /
Sherman, Dennis
The West in the world : a mid-length narrative history / Dennis Sherman, Joyce Salisbury. - 1. ed. - Boston : McGraw-Hill, 2001 - xxxii, 854 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 26 cm. + 1 computer laser optical disc (4 3/4 in.)
Ch. 1. The roots of western civilization : the ancient Middle East to 500 B.C. -- Ch. 2. The contest for excellence : Greece, 2000-338 B.C. -- Ch. 3. The poleis become cosmopolitan : the Hellenistic world, 323-150 B.C. -- Ch. 4. Pride in family and city : Rome from its origins through the Republic, 753-44 B.C -- Ch. 5. Territorial and Christian empires : the Roman Empire, 31 B.C. to A.D. 410 -- Ch. 6. A world divided : western kingdoms, Byzantium, and the Islamic world, ca. 376-1000 -- Ch. 7. The struggle to restore order : the Middle Ages, ca. 750-1000 -- Ch. 8. Order perfected : the high Middle Ages, 1000-1300 -- Ch. 9. Despair in the West, empires in the East: the late Middle Ages, ca. 1300-1500 -- Ch. 10. A new spirit in the west : the Renaissance, ca. 1300-1640 -- Ch. 11. "Alone before God" : religious reform and warfare, 1500-1648 -- Ch. 12. Faith, fortune, and fame : European expansion, 1450-1700 -- Ch. 13. The struggle for survival and sovereignty : Europe's social and political order, 1600-1715 -- Ch. 14. A new world of reason and reform : the scientific revolution and the enlightenment, 1600-1800 -- Ch. 15. Competing for power and wealth : the old regime, 1715-1789 -- Ch. 16. Overturning the political and social order : the French Revolution and Napoleon, 1789-1815 -- Ch. 17. Factories, cities, and families in the Industrial Age : the Industrial Revolution, 1780-1850 -- Ch. 18. Coping with change : ideology, politics, and revolution, 1815-1850 -- Ch. 19. Nationalism and statebuilding : unifying nations, 1850-1870 -- Ch. 20. Mass politics and imperial domination : democracy and the new imperialism, 1870-1914 -- Ch.21. Modern life and the culture of progress : western society, 1850-1914 -- Ch. 22. Descending into the twentieth century : World War and revolution, 1914-1920 -- Ch. 23. Darkening decades : recovery, dictators, depression, and World War II, 1920-1945 -- Ch. 24. Superpower struggles and global transformations : the Cold War, 1945-1980s -- Ch. 25. Into the twenty-first century : the present in perspective.
System requirements for accompanying disc: Windows (OS 95 and up) or Mac (OS 7.5 and up), with 16 mb RAM, 2X CD-ROM drive, Netscape or Microsoft IE Browser (version 4.0 or later), IE Browser included.
0070599831 9780070599833 0072895365 9780072895360
Civilization, Western--History.
Civilization, Modern--European influences.
World history.
Civilización occidental--Historia
Civilización--Historia.
Historia moderna.
CB 245 / S553w 2001
909/.09821
The West in the world : a mid-length narrative history / Dennis Sherman, Joyce Salisbury. - 1. ed. - Boston : McGraw-Hill, 2001 - xxxii, 854 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 26 cm. + 1 computer laser optical disc (4 3/4 in.)
Ch. 1. The roots of western civilization : the ancient Middle East to 500 B.C. -- Ch. 2. The contest for excellence : Greece, 2000-338 B.C. -- Ch. 3. The poleis become cosmopolitan : the Hellenistic world, 323-150 B.C. -- Ch. 4. Pride in family and city : Rome from its origins through the Republic, 753-44 B.C -- Ch. 5. Territorial and Christian empires : the Roman Empire, 31 B.C. to A.D. 410 -- Ch. 6. A world divided : western kingdoms, Byzantium, and the Islamic world, ca. 376-1000 -- Ch. 7. The struggle to restore order : the Middle Ages, ca. 750-1000 -- Ch. 8. Order perfected : the high Middle Ages, 1000-1300 -- Ch. 9. Despair in the West, empires in the East: the late Middle Ages, ca. 1300-1500 -- Ch. 10. A new spirit in the west : the Renaissance, ca. 1300-1640 -- Ch. 11. "Alone before God" : religious reform and warfare, 1500-1648 -- Ch. 12. Faith, fortune, and fame : European expansion, 1450-1700 -- Ch. 13. The struggle for survival and sovereignty : Europe's social and political order, 1600-1715 -- Ch. 14. A new world of reason and reform : the scientific revolution and the enlightenment, 1600-1800 -- Ch. 15. Competing for power and wealth : the old regime, 1715-1789 -- Ch. 16. Overturning the political and social order : the French Revolution and Napoleon, 1789-1815 -- Ch. 17. Factories, cities, and families in the Industrial Age : the Industrial Revolution, 1780-1850 -- Ch. 18. Coping with change : ideology, politics, and revolution, 1815-1850 -- Ch. 19. Nationalism and statebuilding : unifying nations, 1850-1870 -- Ch. 20. Mass politics and imperial domination : democracy and the new imperialism, 1870-1914 -- Ch.21. Modern life and the culture of progress : western society, 1850-1914 -- Ch. 22. Descending into the twentieth century : World War and revolution, 1914-1920 -- Ch. 23. Darkening decades : recovery, dictators, depression, and World War II, 1920-1945 -- Ch. 24. Superpower struggles and global transformations : the Cold War, 1945-1980s -- Ch. 25. Into the twenty-first century : the present in perspective.
System requirements for accompanying disc: Windows (OS 95 and up) or Mac (OS 7.5 and up), with 16 mb RAM, 2X CD-ROM drive, Netscape or Microsoft IE Browser (version 4.0 or later), IE Browser included.
0070599831 9780070599833 0072895365 9780072895360
Civilization, Western--History.
Civilization, Modern--European influences.
World history.
Civilización occidental--Historia
Civilización--Historia.
Historia moderna.
CB 245 / S553w 2001
909/.09821