Western Civilization in World History

List of contents

Acknowledgments, 1. Introduction: why Western civ?, PART I: The Western civ tradition, 2. Why Western civ courses: the constraints of success, 3. The fall of Western civ, and why it still stands, PART II: Getting Western civilization started, 4. Defining civilizations, 5. When in the world is Western civilization?, 6. The West in the world, PART III: The rise of the West, 1450–1850, 7. Causes of a new global role, 8. Transformations of the West, 9. Where in the world was Western civilization?, PART IV: The West in the contemporary world, 10. Western civilization and the industrial revolution, 11. Disruptions of the twentieth century, 12. The West in a globalized world, Epilogue: Western civilization and Western civ, Index

About the author

Peter N. Stearns

Summary

Western Civilization in World History takes up the recent debates between the well-established 'Western Civ' approach and the newer field of world history. Stearns reviews and analyzes key aspects of Western civilization in a global context.

Product details

• Authors: Peter N. Stearns, Peter N. (George Mason University) Stearns
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.08.2003
• EAN: 9780415316118
• ISBN: 978-0-415-31611-8
• No. of pages: 144
• Weight: 340 g
• Series: Themes in World History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; European History, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / World, General & world history, General and world history