A History of Civilization: Prehistory to the Present

by Robin W. Winks, Crane Brinton, John B. Christopher

Book Overview

Extensively illustrated and exceptionally appealing in its narrative style, this best-selling, classic survey of the history of Western civilization -- with emphasis on Western European societies -- offers a short, crisp, and balanced presentation of traditional and new subjects, approaches, and controversies, and shows throughout how the historian goes about the craft of research, interpretation, and writing. The book is available in a variety of volume splits to accommodate different lesson lengths. It includes extracts from historical and contemporary sources and documents, discussions on doing history, and detailed timelines.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 013389925X
• ISBN13: 9780133899252
• Release Date: February 1988
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Length: 972 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A History Major's Best Friend!!!!

For anyone studying European History, this book is a must-have. I used it last year in my college-level history course, and it quickly became my best friend. It contains all the necessary information, and tons more besides. But because the book contains so much useful information, it is quite heavy reading. Its vocabulary and content is intended for the serious historical inquiry, not for people with a casual interest in the subject matter. Still, being a history major, I love this book, and can appreciate its breadth, its depth, its accuracy, and its recounting of history. By far, this is the best and most comprehensive look at European history I've ever seen.