Western Civilisation - a Brief History
Pocketbok. Houghton Mifflin Company. Third uppl. 1997. 653 sidor.
Gott skick.
Perry makes the history of ideas as approachable of the history of events. The text shows how political, economic, and cultural aspects of Western Civilization have been shaped by a progression of ideas. A wealth of detailed maps, comparative timelines, chronologies, and chapter summaries all contribute to the effectiveness of Perry.
The Third Edition includes:
- Up-to-date coverage in the concluding chapter, "The West in a Global Age."
- Enlarged and improved concluding essays in several chapters.
- Expanded chapters on intellectual history.
- Reorganized and improved art essays.
