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The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures, Vol. 1: To 1740

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This is a fascinating history of Western civilization that goes beyond the customary emphasis on kings and battles to looking also at changes in the culture and ideas of people over the centuries. It's so enjoyable that it is bedside reading for me, though still very authoritative. The many illustrations, often of period art, add to its appeal. It will tremendously broaden your understanding of how our society came to be what it is today.

I very much enjoyed this book. It's written very simply, but is so information packed that I think if it were presented in any other way it would be too much to digest. I feel like I have a good idea of the time line of major civilizations, events, etc starting with the advent of cities after reading this. This is a book everyone should read, it filled in gaps in my knowledge I wasn't aware of and made me interested in researching more.

This is a good textbook in that the facts are condensed and their is very little editor opinion. However being so condensed does mean that more detailed information will need to be researched for essays and exams. Overall I would recommend this to anyone wanted a good history book.

The book came in good time and it is helpful for the class that my husband is taking. It was a great priced compared to our University's bookstore.

I needed this book asap for class. It arrived the very fast within a day or two. It was in great condition and very helpful. Great seller.

The textbook arrived in great condition, as promised. Unfortunately, it was not the right book for my daughter's class, so we returned it. I would definitely order again from this vendor.

I was sent the wrong edition of the bookSources of The Making of the West, Peoples and Cultures: Volume I: To 1740

I receieved my book in great condition! It was on time and packaged very well. Thank you!!