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A Concise Survey of Western Civilization - Third Edition: Supremacies and Diversities throughout History, Combined Volume, Third Edition

A Concise Survey of Western Civilization - Third Edition: Supremacies and Diversities throughout History, Combined Volume, Third Edition

by Brian A . Pavlac (Author)

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    $48.72
Synopsis

This lively text offers a brief, readable description of our common Western heritage. Providing a tightly focused narrative and interpretive structure, Brian A. Pavlac covers the basic historical information that all educated adults should know. His joined terms supremacies and diversities develop major themes of conflict and creativity throughout history. Supremacies centers on the use of power to dominate societies, ranging from warfare to ideologies. Supremacy seeks stability, order, and incorporation. Diversities encompasses the creative impulse that produces new ideas, as well as the efforts of groups of people to define themselves as different. Diversity creates change, opportunity, and individuality. These themes of historical tension and change-whether applied to political, economic, technological, social, or cultural trends-offer a bridging explanatory organization. The text is also informed by five topical themes: technological innovation, migration and conquest, political and economic decision making, church and state, and disputes about the meaning of life. Throughout, judicious basic principles present summaries of historical realities and primary source projects offer students the chance to evaluate differing points of view about the past. Written with flair, this easily accessible yet deeply knowledgeable text provides all the essentials for courses on Western Civilization.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 550
 Edition: Third
 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 13 Feb 2019
ISBN 10: 1538112507
ISBN 13: 9781538112502

Media Reviews
Exceptionally well-written, engaging, and accessible. . . . Pavlac includes useful diagrams and charts throughout. . . that break down complex information into visual and easy-to-digest parts. . . . Perhaps the most important attribute of A Concise History of Western Civilization is that this is a text that students would actually read and understand. For many history professors, the first and most fundamental struggle is getting students to read and furthermore to read critically. Thus, the fact that the book is one that students will read, become engaged with, and understand makes it a valuable resource to teachers of Western Civilization. (Previous Edition Praise)--Teaching History: A Journal of Methods
This book is the way to go for a one-semester course: a text that's full, but not dense. It's well-informed and intelligently written, yet still accessible. The big-picture approach combined with guided questions keep students on track, while the writing is lively, anecdotal, and illustrative--a nice balance of the forest and trees. The concise nature of the text makes it particularly suitable for online or condensed semesters. (Previous Edition Praise)--Christopher M. Bellitto, Kean University
Written with the skill of a novelist, this book guides the reader step by step through the process of what a historian thinks, does, and interprets. Chapter content establishes the foundation for each future chapter with carefully selected questions, key word definitions, and ideas in bold type. This is the best-written textbook on Western civilization that I have had the pleasure to read in thirty-five years of teaching. (Previous Edition Praise)--William A. Paquette, Tidewater Community College
The book's conciseness and reasonable cost are very attractive. For a single-semester course that spans the three millennia, I preferred this book to competing texts, which are just too long, with too many 'facts.' Pavlac's writing is also a plus. His informal tone and his skillful movement from paragraph to paragraph give his work a readability that my students like very much. (Previous Edition Praise)--Robert Good, Mercer University
Author Bio
Brian A. Pavlac is professor of history at King's College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, where he was chair of the department and a Herve A. LeBlanc Distinguished Service Professor.