Western Civilization: A Brief History

Perry, Marvin; Bock, George W.

ISBN 10: 0395811104 / ISBN 13: 9780395811108

Published by Houghton Mifflin College Div (edition 3), 1997

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Western Civilization: A Brief History
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin College Div (edition 3)
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0395811104
• ISBN 13: 9780395811108
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 3.
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Western Civilization: A Brief History emphasizes the history of ideas, presented within a political chronology. Perry's distinctive writing style and unique appoach make this abridged version of Western Civilization: Ideas, Politics & Society an engaging text for the Western civilization survey course.

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.