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by Stearns And Adas / Schwartz / Gilbert  Publisher Comments The primary goal of "World Civilizations" is to present a truly global history--since the development of agriculture and herding to the present. Overview of World History. Close your brown eyes. Readers interested in the history and development of... (read more)  List Price $113.95 Your price $74.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies 
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by Thomas F. X. Noble Publisher Comments The Brief Edition of "Western Civilization" presents a strong chronological and political framework and seamlessly integrates the social and cultural forces that have shaped the western past. Two related themes are pursued throughout: 1) Europe in... (read more) List Price $79.16 Your price $51.10 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Mark A. Kishlansky Publisher Comments This updated reader, edited by a well-known textbook author, Mark Kishlansky, includes a diversity of historical documents from world and western history designed to supplement textbooks and lectures in the teaching of world civilizations. It provides a... (read more) List Price $89.95 Your price $57.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Roger Chartier Publisher Comments All the mystery, earthiness and romance of the Middle Ages are captured in this panorama of everyday life. The evolving concepts of intimacy are explored--from the semi-obscure eleventh century through the first stirrings of the Renaissance world in the... (read more) List Price $32.75 Your price $14.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Lynn Hunt Synopsis Based on the widely acclaimed survey text, The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures, and condensed by the authors themselves, A Concise History retains the unique chronological synthesis, broad coverage, and geographic inclusion of the original work... (read more) List Price $44.40 Your price $31.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Peter N. Stearns Publisher Comments The industrial revolution is generally recognized as a major development in world history. Even so, the study of it is routinely handled as simply part of Western European history or as part of individual national histories. Peter N. Stearns offers a... (read more) List Price $34.00 Your price $27.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Howard Spodek Publisher Comments KEY BENEFIT: A true exploration of world history, this book links chronology, themes, and geography in eight units, or parts of study, each emphasizes a single theme-origins, cities, empires, religion, trade, migrations, revolutions, and technology. KEY... (read more) List Price $144.50 Your price $95.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Theodore K. Rabb Publisher Comments With Renaissance Lives, Theodore K. Rabb revives a tradition of writing that was often practiced by the historians of that astounding era: to tell the story of an age by examining the lives of those who lived it. Rabb’s subjects are all people who... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price $11.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Mitchell Publisher Comments This Expanded Edition of TAKING SIDES: CLASHING VIEWS IN WORLD HISTORY, VOLUME 2 presents current controversial issues in a debate-style format designed to stimulate student interest and develop critical thinking skills. Each issue is thoughtfully framed... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price $25.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Mark Kishlansky Publisher Comments "Civilization in the West "blends social and political history with an exceptional map and image program to engage students and bring history to life. The authors tell a compelling story of Western Civilization that is enhanced by an image-based approach.... (read more) List Price $106.50 Your price $69.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Walter Pater Publisher Comments Oscar Wilde called this collection of essays the "holy writ of beauty." Published to great acclaim in 1837, it examines the work of Renaissance artists such as Winckelmann and the then neglected Botticelli, and includes a celebrated discussion of the... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price $6.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Merry Wiesner Publisher Comments This successful Western history version of the popular Discovering series provides a broad range of both visual and written sources. The unique pedagogical framework includes The Problem, Sources and Method, The Evidence, Questions to Consider, and... (read more) List Price $63.15 Your price $51.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Lockard Synopsis Societies, Networks, and Transitions is a world history text that connects the different regions of the world through global themes. This innovative structure combines the accessibility of a regional approach with the rigor of comparative scholarship to... (read more) List Price $160.25 Your price $105.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by William J. Duiker Publisher Comments Noted teachers and scholars William J. Duiker and Jackson J. Spielvogel present a balanced, highly readable overview of world history that explores common challenges and experiences that unite the human past and that identify key global patterns over... (read more) List Price $179.95 Your price $118.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Jerry Bentley Publisher Comments TraditionsandEncounters: A Brief Global History, the highly-anticipated concise version of Bentley and Ziegler's best-selling survey text, provides a streamlined account of the cultures and interactions that have shaped world history. With an engaging... (read more) List Price $77.75 Your price $56.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Edward T O'donnell Synopsis Complete yet concise, and beautifully documented with more than one hundred historic photos, there is no better tribute Irish-American history, a cultural cornerstone of our nation.... (read more) List Price $27.50 Your price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by William J. Duiker Publisher Comments Explore common challenges and experiences that unite the human past and identify key global patterns over time with THE ESSENTIAL WORLD HISTORY: Volume II. This brief overview of world history covers political, economic, social, religious, intellectual... (read more) List Price $75.65 Your price $61.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Marvin Perry Publisher Comments < p> With a collection of 300 sources& #151; each accompanied by an introductory essay and review questions& #151; this two-volume primary source reader emphasizes the history of ideas. The Sixth Edition features additional sources by and... (read more) List Price $83.75 Your price $38.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Robert W. Strayer Publisher Comments An introductory text for the second half of world history, this book uses comparison to outline themes in the evolution of the modern world.... (read more) List Price $62.50 Your price $43.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Ruth Forman Publisher Comments Renaissance, Ruth Forman's second collection, speaks of the timeless themes of family, death, love, and rebirth in the inimitable voice Booklist called "sexy, bittersweet, funny, feisty, and real." With poetry that conveys a defiant, enlivened spirit and... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price $8.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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