A Concise Survey of Western Civilization: Supremacies and Diversities throughout History, Volume 1 - Softcover

Pavlac, Brian A.

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9781442237704: A Concise Survey of Western Civilization: Supremacies and Diversities throughout History, Volume 1
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ISBN 10: 1442237708 ISBN 13: 9781442237704
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2015

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This lively text offers a brief, readable description of our common Western heritage as it began in the first human societies and developed in ancient Greece and Rome, then through the Middle Ages. Providing a tightly focused narrative and interpretive structure, Brian A. Pavlac covers the basic historical information that all educated adults should know. His joined terms “supremacies and diversities” develop major themes of conflict and creativity throughout history. “Supremacies” centers on the use of power to dominate societies, ranging from warfare to ideologies. Supremacy seeks stability, order, and incorporation. “Diversities” encompasses the creative impulse that produces new ideas, as well as the efforts of groups of people to define themselves as “different.” Diversity creates change, opportunity, and individuality.

These themes of historical tension and change―whether applied to political, economic, technological, social, or cultural trends―offer a bridging explanatory organization. The text is also informed by five topical themes: technological innovation, migration and conquest, political and economic decision making, church and state, and disputes about the meaning of life. Throughout, judicious “basic principles” present summaries of historical realities and primary source projects offer students the chance to evaluate differing points of view about the past. Written with flair, this easily accessible yet deeply knowledgeable text provides all the essentials for courses on Western Civilization.

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About the Author

Brian A. Pavlac is the Herve A. LeBlanc Distinguished Service Professor and chair of the Department of History at King's College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

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Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Publication date
2015
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1442237708
ISBN 13 
9781442237704
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
2
Number of pages
310
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