Download or read book A History of Western Society Since 1300 written by Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks and published by Macmillan Higher Education. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 2349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praised by instructors and students alike for its readability and attention to everyday life, the thirteenth edition of A History of Western Society includes a greater variety of tools to engage todays students and save instructors time. This edition features an enhanced primary source program, a question-driven narrative, five chapters devoted to the lives of ordinary people that make the past real and relevant, and the best and latest scholarship throughout. Available for free when packaged with the print book, the popular digital assignment options for this text bring skill building and assessment to a highly effective level. The active learning options come in LaunchPad , which combines an accessible e-book with LearningCurve, an adaptive and automatically graded learning tool that—when assigned—helps ensure students read the book; the complete companion reader with quizzes on each source; and many other study and assessment tools. For instructors who want the easiest and most affordable way to ensure students come to class prepared, Achieve Read & Practice pairs LearningCurve adaptive quizzing and our mobile, accessible Value Edition e-book, in one easy-to-use product.
Download or read book History of Western Society Since 1300 for Advanced Placement written by John P. McKay and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-10-13 with total page 873 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A History of Western Society continues to capture the attention of AP European history students because it recreates the lives of ordinary people and makes history memorable. Brought to you by the highly regarded editors at Bedford/St. Martins, every element of the text has been rethought, reconsidered, and revised to bring the original vision to a new generation of students. The tenth edition continues to tie social history to the broad sweep of politics and culture, heightening its attention to daily life, and strengthening the treatment of European exploration. With a dynamic new design, new special features on visual evidence, and a robust companion reader, A History of Western Society helps AP students master the concepts and content of European history.
Download or read book A History of Western Society Since 1300 for the AP Course written by John P. McKay and published by Bedford/St. Martin's. This book was released on 2013-09-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now Available with LaunchPad This market-leading AP® European History textbook has been long praised by instructors and students alive for its readability and attention to everyday life. A History of Western Society recreates the lives of ordinary people – making history memorable for students. The eleventh edition continues to tie social history to the broad sweep of politics and culture, heightening its attention to daily life, and aligning with the redesigned AP® European course.
Download or read book The Uniqueness of Western Civilization written by Ricardo Duchesne and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2011-02-07 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After challenging the multicultural effort to “provincialize” the history of Western civilization, this book argues that the roots of the West’s exceptional creativity should be traced back to the uniquely aristocratic warlike culture of Indo-European speakers.
Download or read book Sources of Western Society Since 1300 written by Amy R. Caldwell and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-10-13 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This primary source collection provides a diverse selection of sources to accompany each chapter of A History of Western Society, Tenth Edition. Each chapter contains at least five sources that present history from the viewpoints of well-known and ordinary individuals alike. Now with 19 visual sources and 30% more documents, this edition offers great breadth and depth in its sources. To foster lively comparative debates, a new “Viewpoints” feature in each chapter highlights two or three documents that address the same topic from different perspectives.
Download or read book Sources for Western Society Volume 1 written by John P. McKay and published by Macmillan Higher Education. This book was released on 2013-09-20 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sources for Western Society provides a variety of primary sources to accompany A History of Western Society, Eleventh Edition and the new Value edition of A History of Western Society. With over fifty new selections—including a dozen new visual sources—and enhanced pedagogy throughout, students are given the tools to engage critically with canonical and lesser known sources, and prominent and ordinary voices. Each chapter includes a "Sources in Conversation" feature that presents differing views on key topics. This companion reader is an exceptional value for students and offers plenty of assignment options for instructors.
Download or read book The Essential Guide to Western Civilization written by Nicholas L. Waddy and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-11-28 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Essential Guide to Western Civilization offers a concise overview of European history developed to suit the undergraduate Western Civilization curriculum. Author Nicholas L. Waddy provides an accessible account of major developments in European history in a flexible format. The book will serve as a core text for instructors wishing to build a syllabus including primary sources, articles, and visual materials of their own choosing. Discussion questions and a list of key terms at the end of each chapter will help to guide conversation and assist students in navigating the Western Civilization survey.
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Download or read book A History of Western Society Value Edition Combined Volume written by Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks and published by Macmillan Higher Education. This book was released on 2019-08-26 with total page 2033 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praised by instructors and students alike for its readability and attention to social history, the Value Edition of A History of Western Society is a brief, affordable text that brings the past to life. The two-color Value Edition includes the full narrative of the comprehensive edition and select maps and images. This edition features a new question-driven narrative, five chapters devoted to the lives of ordinary people that make the past real and relevant, and the best and latest scholarship throughout. Available for free when packaged with the print book, the popular digital assignment options for this text bring skill building and assessment to a highly effective level. The active learning options come in LaunchPad , which combines an accessible e-book with LearningCurve, an adaptive and automatically graded learning tool that—when assigned—helps ensure students read the book; the complete companion reader with quizzes on each source; and many other study and assessment tools. For instructors who want the easiest and most affordable way to ensure students come to class prepared, Achieve Read & Practice pairs LearningCurve adaptive quizzing and our mobile, accessible Value Edition e-book, in one easy-to-use product.
Download or read book A History of Western Society Value Edition written by John P. McKay and published by Macmillan Higher Education. This book was released on 2016-09-16 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praised by instructors and students alike for its readability and attention to everyday life, A History of Western Society, Value Edition offers the full narrative of the parent text in a two-color, trade-sized text with select images and maps at an affordable price. This edition includes many tools to engage today's students and save instructors time, five chapters devoted to the lives of ordinary people that make the past real and relevant, and the best and latest scholarship throughout. Enhanced with a wealth of digital content in LaunchPad, the value edition provides easily assignable options for instructors and novel ways for students to master the content. Integrated with LearningCurve, an adaptive online resource that helps students retain the material and come to class prepared.
Download or read book A History of Western Society Volume 1 written by John P. McKay and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-10-13 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now from Bedford/St. Martin's, A History of Western Society is one of the most successful textbooks available because it captures students' interest in the everyday life of the past and ties social history to the broad sweep of politics and culture. The tenth edition has been thoroughly revised to strengthen the text's readability, heighten its attention to daily life, and incorporate the insights of new scholarship, including an enhanced treatment of European exploration and a thoroughly revised post-1945 section. With a dynamic new design, new special features, and a completely revised and robust companion reader, this major revision makes the past memorable and accessible for a new generation of students and instructors.
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Download or read book A History of Western Society Since 1300 for the AP Course written by John P. McKay and published by Macmillan Higher Education. This book was released on 2020-01-10 with total page 2666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: McKays A History of Western Society 13e is the same European History book that AP® students and teachers know and love – with easy readability, a multitude of primary sources, and attention to everyday life. And now, a new wrap-around Teachers Edition offers ideas and strategies to help students perfect their skills and master the content. This edition also includes new AP®-style questions in every chapter and time period.
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Download or read book A History of Western Society Since 1300 for Advanced Placement written by John P. McKay and published by Bedford/St. Martin's. This book was released on 2008-01-14 with total page 1056 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The gold standard for AP European history, A History of Western Society, Ninth Edition remains unsurpassed in its integration of everyday life in the broad sweep of Western history. The enduring appeal of social history is strengthened in the new edition with fresh scholarship and global perspectives added by new authors Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks and Clare Haru Crowston. Compelling writing rich with details about daily life helps students identify with peoples of the past, while the authors' sustained attention to cultural, economic, political, and diplomatic history ensures a balanced, integrated narrative. A close fit with the College Board’s course description, the new edition includes engaging special features and a series of Document-Based Questions (DBQs) that help students develop their historical analysis skills and prepare for the AP exam.
