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Best-selling book WESTERN CIVILIZATION has helped over one million users learn with regards to the present by exploring the past. Jackson Spielvogel's engaging, chronological narrative weaves the political, economic, social, religious, intellectual, cultural, and military distinct features of history into a gripping story that is as unforgettable as it is instructive. The clear narrative of a single gifted author makes it easy to follow the story of Western civilization.
Review"[Spielvogel's text] is very well coordinated and holds rich detail that in truth explains events, people, and historical forces. . . . The graphics are outstanding and I love the inclusion of film."
"Too a great deal of textbooks . . . read as little more than a piling on of recent scholarship with little undertake to incorporate this into a more prominent narrative framework. Spielvogel integrates this scholarship into a very well written textbook that . . . held me engaged. . . . When the author writes in the preface, 'That story is an stimulating one; yet a good deal of textbooks fail to capture the imagination of their readers,' I was initially skeptical. But I found that he delivered on his promise, a pleasant surprise . . . ! Chapters on Napoleon, for instance, made for gripping reading."
"I have had occasion through the years either to critique or review . . . a number of Western Civilization texts. Few, if any, equivalent this text for comprehensive coverage of the subject; none surpass it. This is a quality text in each sense of the word."
". . . it is clear to the reader that Spielvogel has an expert noesis of the material, which he presents in a liquid and perceptive narrative. I genuinely be grateful for the remainder of political, social, economic, religious, and cultural history. . . . This is difficult to achieve when writing a textbook. The scholarship is up-to-date, accurate, and staged in a cogent, concise manner." Review"Too some textbooks . . . read as little more than a piling on of recent scholarship with little undertake to integrate this into a more spectacular narrative framework. Spielvogel integrates this scholarship into a very well written textbook that . . . kept me engaged. . . . When the author writes in the preface, 'That story is an stimulating one; yet a lot of textbooks fail to capture the imagination of their readers, ' I was initially skeptical. But I found that he delivered on his promise, a pleasant surprise . . . ! Chapters on Napoleon, for instance, made for gripping reading." About the AuthorJackson J. Spielvogel is associate professor Emeritus of history at The Pennsylvania State University. He received his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University, where he specialized in Reformation history under Harold J. Grimm. His articles and reviews have appeared in journals such as "Moreana," "Journal of General Education," "Catholic Historical Review," "Archiv für Reformationsgeschichte," and "American Historical Review." He also has contributed chapters or articles to "The Social History of Reformation," THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE: A DICTIONARY HANDBOOK, "Simon Wiesenthal Center Annual of Holocaust Studies," and "Utopian Studies." His work has been supported by fellowships from the Fulbright Foundation and the Foundation for Reformation Research. At Penn State, he helped inaugurate the Western civilization course, as well as a popular course on Nazi Germany. His book HITLER AND NAZI GERMANY was published in 1987 (Fourth Edition, 2001). He is the author of WESTERN CIVILIZATION, firstborn published in 1991 (Seventh Edition, 2009). He is the co-author (with William Duiker) of WORLD HISTORY, basi published in January 1994 (Sixth Edition, 2010). Professor Spielvogel has won five major university-wide instructing awards. During the year 1988-1989, he kept the Penn State Teaching Fellowship, the university's most esteemed instructing award. In 1996, he won the Dean Arthur Ray Warnock Award for Outstanding Faculty member, and in 2000 received the Schreyer Honors College Excellence in Teaching Award. |
Most helpful client reviews 11 of 11 people found the following review helpful.
 A Must If You Take AP European History
By A
This book is one of the best 30 dollars that I have ever spent. It is full of chapter outlines, timeslines, multiple choice, matching, and fill-in-the-blank review questions. Also has chronology tests and crucial source analysis questions. The book follows Spielvogel's Western Civilization, and complements it perfectly. Many of the questions that I have seen on the tests at school are very similar to those in this book. This is THE BEST review tool for AP Euro history! 12 of 15 humans found the following review helpful.
 A bit too much data for Intro to Western Civ, sadly
By Melanchthon
I am not joking. I wish it were realistic to use this textbook in an intro to western civ class for students with no former knowledge, but it's too complicated. It's also hard to lecture with it as it jumps around amid national histories (keep having to say, "when last we left English history...". I would like to use a text like this one but am convinced that it is plainly too much for our intermediate students. 4 of 6 persons found the following review helpful.
Great for CLEP resource
By Tom Edson
Got this book as well as Volume I and employed them as my resources for taking the Western Civ I and II CLEPS. Perfect for the job, and helped me get a very good grade, highly commend for anybody looking to use for that purpose. See all 16 client reviews... |
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