Sources of the Western Tradition: From the Renaissance to the Present, Volume Two

Von Laue, Theodore H.; Perry, Marvin; Peden, Joseph R.

ISBN 10: 0618162283 / ISBN 13: 9780618162284

Published by Cengage Learning, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sources of the Western Tradition: From the Renaissance to the Present, Volume Two
• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0618162283
• ISBN 13: 9780618162284
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 5th or later Edition
• Condition: Fair
• Weight: 31 ounces

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Synopsis

This successful two-volume primary source reader emphasizes the history of ideas. Each of its 300 sources is accompanied by an introductory essay and review questions.

About the Author

Marvin Perry, now retired, taught history at Baruch College, City University of New York. He has published several successful Cengage Learning texts, including WESTERN CIVILIZATION: IDEAS, POLITICS, AND SOCIETY (senior author and general editor); WESTERN CIVILIZATION: A BRIEF HISTORY; the leading Western Civilization reader, SOURCES OF THE WESTERN TRADITION; AN INTELLECTUAL HISTORY OF MODERN EUROPE; SOURCES OF EUROPEAN HISTORY SINCE 1900 (senior editor); HUMANITIES IN THE WESTERN TRADITION (senior author and general editor); and WORLD WAR II IN EUROPE: A CONCISE HISTORY. His scholarly work includes ARNOLD TOYNBEE AND THE WESTERN TRADITION (1996); coauthor of ANTISEMITISM: MYTH AND HATE FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE PRESENT (2002); coeditor of ANTISEMITIC MYTHS: A HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY ANTHOLOGY (2008); and coeditor of THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ISLAMIC TERRORISM: AN ANTHOLOGY (2008). Dr. Perry's scholarly work focuses on the history of ideas.