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History of Western Civilization

1. Eighteenth-Century Europe: Tradition and Progress, 1715-1789

   Isser Woloch, Gregory S. Brown

   Second Edition

   Eighteenth-Century Europe is the leading textbook of this pivotal period in European history.More

2. Perspectives from the Past: Primary Sources in Western Civilizations: From the Ancient Near East through the Age of Absolutism

   James M. Brophy, Joshua Cole, John Robertson, Et Al.

   Fifth Edition / Volume(s): 1 / Chapters 1-15

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

3. Perspectives from the Past: Primary Sources in Western Civilizations: From the Ancient Near East through the Age of Absolutism

   James M. Brophy, Joshua Cole, Steven Epstein, Et Al.

   Fourth Edition / Volume(s): 1 / Chapters 1-15

   Perspectives from the Past is the most flexible and substantial reader for use in the two-semester Western Civilizations course.More

4. Western Civilizations

   Judith Coffin, Robert Stacey

   Second Brief Edition / Volume(s): One-Volume / Chapters 1-29 / Prehistory-Present

   Used by over one million students, Western Civilizations is renowned for its balanced presentation, clear prose, and exceptional treatment of the West in a global context.More

5. The End of the European Era: 1890 to the Present

   Felix Gilbert, David Clay Large

   Sixth Edition

   The new sixth edition of the leading text in contemporary European history is now thoroughly revised with up-to-date scholarship.More

6. Western Civilizations: Their History & Their Culture

   Judith Coffin, Robert Stacey

   Sixteenth Edition / Volume(s): One-Volume / Prehistory-Present

   Used successfully by over one million students, Western Civilizations is renowned for its balanced presentation, clear prose, and exceptional treatment of the West in a global context.More

7. The Revolutionary Era, 1789-1850

   Charles Breunig, Matthew Levinger

   Third Edition

   The Revolutionary Era, Third Edition, provides a vivid historical account of the forces that shaped early nineteenth-century Europe.More

8. The Foundations of Early Modern Europe, 1460-1559

   Eugene F. Rice, Jr., Anthony Grafton

   Second Edition

   Was the shift from old to new in this period a transition from medieval to modern?More

9. The First European Revolution, 1776-1815

   Norman Hampson, Geoffrey Barraclough

   The period that separates the War of American Independence from the defeat of Napoleon has been studied by generations of historians with remarkable erudition and a no less remarkable inclination to disagree with each other's views.More

10. The Age of Religious Wars, 1559-1715

    Richard S. Dunn

    Second Edition

    This series provides seven original, through, and well-balanced volumes for courses in European history from the Renaissance to the present.More

11. The Age of Nationalism and Reform, 1850-1890

    Norman Rich

    Second Edition

    The Revolutions of 1848 swept away some of the foremost champions of international conservatism: new statesmen with new aims replaced them and dominated Europe in the latter half of the nineteenth century.More

12. Kings and Philosophers, 1689-1789

    Leonard Krieger

    The one hundred years that preceded the French Revolution witnessed the rise of kings to unmatched power and influence in European affairs.More