The Western Experience: Antiquity and the Middle Ages (Volume A)

by Raymond Grew, Theodore K. Rabb, Barbara A. Hanawalt, et al.

Book Overview

The Western Experience offers a thorough, analytical overview of Western civilization, giving students an introduction to the major achievements in Western thought, art, and science as well as the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0070130671
• ISBN13: 9780070130678
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill College
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 8.0" x 0.8"

Customer Reviews

A good coverage of social, cultural and economic history .

Having been challenged by interpretations,and analyzing the assumptions behind the concept of Western civilization, The Western Experience presents a confused panorama about what Western Civilization is all about. Is European Civilization the civilization of Modern Europe and America excluding Australia? The concept of civilization is avoided in spite of the fact that the text was designed to provide an analytical and comprehensive account of the processes by which European society and civilization evolved. Civilization is defined as just a social organization with more complex rules than those of the cavemen. The proper concept of civilization is not treated in a rational and coherent manner. How does the narrative around selected recurring themes fit together under a broader concept of civilization in order to understand the continuing thread of developmment of the so-called western civilization? How do you distinguish one civilization from another in space and in time?