Cengage Advantage Books: Western Civilization, Volume I: To 1715 - Softcover

Spielvogel, Jackson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1285448464 ISBN 13: 9781285448466

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

Developed to meet the demand for a low-cost, high-quality history book, this text is an economically priced version of Western Civilization, Ninth Edition. The Advantage Edition offers readers the complete narrative while limiting the number of maps, photos, and boxed features. Best-selling author Jackson Spielvogel has helped over one million students learn about the present by exploring the past. Spielvogel's engaging, chronological narrative weaves the political, economic, social, religious, intellectual, cultural, and military aspects of history into a gripping story that is as memorable as it is instructive. Cengage Advantage Books: Western Civilization includes 99 maps and excerpts of over 70 primary sources that enliven the past while introducing students to the source material of historical scholarship. Available in the following split options: Cengage Advantage Books: Western Civilization, Ninth Edition (Chapters 1-30), ISBN: 9781285448411; Volume I: To 1715 (Chapters 1-16), ISBN: 9781285448466; Volume II: Since 1500 (Chapters 13-30), ISBN: 9781285448510.

About this title

Product Description:

This economically priced version of WESTERN CIVILIZATION, Ninth Edition offers you the complete narrative with fewer maps, photos, and boxed features. Best-selling author Jackson Spielvogel helps readers learn about the present by exploring the past. Spielvogel’s engaging, chronological narrative weaves the political, economic, social, religious, intellectual, cultural, and military aspects of history into a gripping story that is as memorable as it is instructive. CENGAGE ADVANTAGE BOOKS: WESTERN CIVILIZATION includes 99 maps and excerpts of over 70 primary sources that enliven the past while introducing you to the source material of historical scholarship.

Review:

"Of all the texts that I have read and used, Spielvogel provides the best overall summary. It is more balanced than any other text and its straightforward chronological approach is most suited to introductory students."

"I prefer Spielvogel to [other texts]. First of all, WESTERN CIVILIZATION has one author and reads better as a result. The reading experience is more 'seamless' for my students. [One text] didn't have enough detail, while [another text] had too much at times, or so my students claimed. Spielvogel has just the right balance."

"Bay College adopts Spielvogel because it is 'THE' text for Western Civilization. Other texts are adequate but Spielvogel presents an INTRODUCTORY view that covers the Core Concepts. Spielvogel is not too political, not too religious, not too economy-focused."

About this edition

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1285448464
• ISBN 13: 9781285448466
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 640