Sources for Cultures of the West: Since 1350 - Softcover

Backman, Clifford R.; Axen, Christine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0190240504 ISBN 13: 9780190240509

Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr, 2015

Synopsis

Designed to accompany Cultures of the West, Second Edition, by Clifford R. Backman (OUP, 2015), the two-volume Sources for Cultures of the West, Second Edition, features approximately six written sources per chapter that highlight key themes in the study of Western civilization. Each of the 175 sources is accompanied by a headnote. Each volume begins with a special unit, "How to Read a Primary Source," that provides students with important advice on how to work with textual documents in studying the past. This second edition features forty-one new sources and offers increased coverage of Islam, Judaism, and women's history.

About this title

About the Author:

Clifford R. Backman has been a member of the History Department at Boston University since 1989. He is currently at work on a book that traces the development of toleration and interpersonal forgiveness in medieval Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0190240504
• ISBN 13: 9780190240509
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 351