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Informationen zum Autor Brian A. Pavlac has recently retired as professor of history at King's College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, where he has served as chair of the department and a Herve A. LeBlanc Distinguished Service Professor. He is the author of Witch Hunts in the Western World: Persecution and Punishment from the Inquisition to the Salem Trials ; coauthor with Elizabeth S. Lott of The Holy Roman Empire: A Historical Encyclopedia ; translator of A Warrior Bishop of the 12th Century: The Deeds of Albero of Trier, by Balderich ; and editor of Game of Thrones versus History: Written in Blood . Klappentext This lively text offers a brief history of Western civilization. Providing a focused narrative and interpretive structure, Brian Pavlac uses the joined terms "supremacies and diversities" to develop themes of conflict and creativity. His easily accessible yet deeply knowledgeable book covers the basic information that all educated adults should know. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Diagrams, Figures, Maps, Primary Source Projects, Sources on Families, Tables, and Timelines Acknowledgments How to Use This Book 1. History's Story 2. Wanderers and Settlers: The Ancient Middle East to 400 BC 3. The Chosen People: Hebrews and Jews, 2000 BC to AD 135 4. Trial of the Hellenes: The Ancient Greeks, 1200 BC to AD 146 5. Imperium Romanum: The Romans, 753 BC to AD 300 6. The Revolutionary Rabbi: Christianity, the Roman Empire, and Islam, 4 BC to AD 1453 7. From Old Rome to the New West: The Early Middle Ages, AD 500 to 1000 8. The Medieval Mêlée: The High and Later Middle Ages, 1000 to 1500 9. Making the Modern World: The Renaissance and Reformation, 1400 to1648 10. Liberation of Mind and Body: Early Modern Europe, 1543 to 1815 11. Mastery of the Machine: The Industrial Revolution, 1764 to 1914 12. The Westerner's Burden: Imperialism and Nationalism, 1810 to 1918 13. Rejections of Democracy: The Interwar Years and World War II, 1917 to 1945 14. A World Divided: The Cold War, 1945 to 1993 15. Into the Future: The Contemporary Era, 1993 to the Present Epilogue: Why Western Civilization? Timelines Common Abbreviations Glossary Index About the Author ...
