A Brief History of Western Civilization: The Unfinished Legacy

by Patrick J. Geary, Mark A. Kishlansky, Patricia O'Brien

Book Overview

This brief history of Western civilization offers a thought-provoking presentation which integrates social history and the history of women into the narrative of political, economic, cultural and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0321431049
• ISBN13: 9780321431042
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
• Length: 631 Pages
• Weight: 3.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.5" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

A brief rush through history for every historian

This work is highly readable for both expert and layman. It gives an excellent summary of the the major events influencing the course of European history. Beginning with ancient Greece and Rome and finishing with modern politics after the fall of the Berlin wall, the book gives an overview which is neither to brief nor too specific. If you've read this book you really can claim to know a lot about history. Moreover, all the events numbers etc. are presented in such a way that history almost comes to life.