Synopsis
Now in its seventh edition, Western Civilization: Sources, Images, and Interpretations, features a feast for the eyes-namely, a vibrant, four-color collection of primary, secondary, and visual sources for Western Civilization survey courses that provides a broad introduction to the materials historians use as well as to the interpretations they make from those materials. Much more than a mere reprinting of primary sources, Western Civilization boasts useful introductions, insightful commentaries, guides, and questions that ensure students really grasp how historians work with these sources. New to this Edition: New images, larger reproductions, greater use of color, and longer guides to the new material in several of the popular "Visual Sources" sections that run throughout the book make these sections more effective and useful as students attempt to analyze them as historical documents. Several new primary and secondary sources have been added. The last chapter has been revised to include additional emphasis on globalism and the importance of recent historical developments. Key Features: Unlike most other readers, this reader balances primary, visual, and secondary sources as well as providing helpful guided analysis on the process of evaluating images as historical sources. Three essays introduce each volume of Western Civilization, showing students how to analyze source materials. A companion Guide to Classroom Discussion for instructors provides suggestions for leading discussions using the sources. Each chapter offers consistent features, including a chapter introduction, a timeline, primary sources, secondary sources, visual sources, maps, questions, and more. Book jacket.