Carol Symes

Carol Symes (Ph.D. Harvard University) is Associate Professor of History and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the History Department at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, where she has won the top teaching award in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Her main areas of study include medieval Europe, especially France and England; cultural history; history of information media and communication technologies; and history of theatre. She is the author of A Common Stage: Theater and Public Life in Medieval Arras.

Books by Carol Symes

  1. Book CoverPerspectives from the Past: Primary Sources in Western Civilizations: From the Ancient Near East through the Age of Absolutism

    Fifth Edition / Volume(s): 1

    The best collection of longer primary sources now available in an affordable, compact format.More

  2. Book CoverWestern Civilizations: Their History & Their Culture

    Seventeenth Edition / Volume(s): Combined Volume

    A pedagogically innovative new edition of the most-balanced and best-selling western civilizations text of all time.More

  3. Book CoverWestern Civilizations: Their History and Their Culture

    Brief Third Edition / Volume(s): One-Volume

    The best western civilizations text for emphasizing critical thinking, now in a brief edition.More