Landmarks in Humanities [Paperback]

Gloria K. Fiero (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 24, 2005 | ISBN-10: 0072995505 | ISBN-13: 978-0072995503 | Edition: 1

LANDMARKS in Humanities is a single-volume survey of global culture designed for students of humanities, cultural history, and history of the arts. In chronological sequence, LANDMARKS highlights the most notable monuments of the human imagination--those works of art and architecture, literature, philosophy, and music that have been foremost in shaping the world's cultures.

The text's fifteen chapters are unified by core concepts related to each period, such as Classicism, Christendom, or Modernism. Chapter features include "Ideas and Issues" boxes containing primary-source excerpts; "Parallels" sidebars relating images and ideas; "Beyond the West" sections highlighting influential landmarks of Asian, African, and Oceanic cultures; and chapter-ending timelines keying landmarks in humanities to major historical events. Throughout the text, high quality maps place key events and works in a clear geographical context. In addition, an outstanding supplements package accompanies the text, featuring resources for both students and instructors. Each copy of LANDMARKS will include a free student DVD-ROM, Core Concepts in Humanities, which contains interactive activities for each chapter in the text plus numerous other study resources for all humanities disciplines.

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About the Author

Gloria Konig Fiero was born and raised in New York City. She earned her Masters degree in Art History at the University of California, Berkeley, and her Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Humanities at the Florida State University. She has taught Humanities, World History, and Art History for more than twenty-five years. She has written and lectured extensively on medieval and renaissance topics and on the arts of both East and West as they reflect the human condition. She currently divides her time between New Orleans, Louisiana, and New York City. . --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages; 1 edition (January 24, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072995505
• ISBN-13: 978-0072995503
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 9.4 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #631,529 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Gloria Konig Fiero was born and raised in New York City. She earned her Masters degree in Art History at the University of California, Berkeley, and her Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Humanities at the Florida State University. She has taught Humanities, World History, and Art History for more than twenty-five years. She has written and lectured extensively on medieval and renaissance topics and on the arts of both East and West as they reflect the human condition. She currently divides her time between New Orleans, Louisiana, and New York City.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kept me interested, May 26, 2010

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I can honestly say this book kept me interested. I was not looking forward to the course. I started reading this book and my outlook changed.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars college text book, February 12, 2010

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This is a text book that would be interesting to read even if not taking the course. The book arrived on time and I saved a buck from my University book store price.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Landmarks in Humanities with Core Concepts DVD-ROM, September 17, 2008

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Nancy "returning student" (Broken Arrow, OK United States) - See all my reviews

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This is a textbook for a Humanities class. The text is not well written or well organized. I would have gotten nothing from this course without attending class and having the professor tell the stories of the people we are studying. The DVD-ROM is useless. It has no music, very little literature or artwork. If you click on a music icon, it redirects you to a web link to find the music. Some of the links do not work. If you have the chance to buy a book without the DVD and save money, do it. If you are in a position to choose which books to use for a course you teach, choose something else.