Western Civilization, Volume A: To 1500 [Paperback]

Jackson J. Spielvogel (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0314205233 | ISBN-13: 978-0314205230 | Publication Date: October 4, 1996 | Edition: 3

Comprehensive coverage of Western Civilization to 1500 includes Chapters 1-13 of the larger text.

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About the Author

Jackson J. Spielvogel is associate professor Emeritus of history at The Pennsylvania State University. He received his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University, where he specialized in Reformation history under Harold J. Grimm. His articles and reviews have appeared in journals such as "Moreana," "Journal of General Education," "Catholic Historical Review," "Archiv für Reformationsgeschichte," and "American Historical Review." He also has contributed chapters or articles to "The Social History of Reformation," THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE: A DICTIONARY HANDBOOK, "Simon Wiesenthal Center Annual of Holocaust Studies," and "Utopian Studies." His work has been supported by fellowships from the Fulbright Foundation and the Foundation for Reformation Research. At Penn State, he helped inaugurate the Western civilization course, as well as a popular course on Nazi Germany. His book HITLER AND NAZI GERMANY was published in 1987 (Fourth Edition, 2001). He is the author of WESTERN CIVILIZATION, first published in 1991 (Seventh Edition, 2009). He is the co-author (with William Duiker) of WORLD HISTORY, first published in January 1994 (Sixth Edition, 2010). Professor Spielvogel has won five major university-wide teaching awards. During the year 1988-1989, he held the Penn State Teaching Fellowship, the university's most prestigious teaching award. In 1996, he won the Dean Arthur Ray Warnock Award for Outstanding Faculty member, and in 2000 received the Schreyer Honors College Excellence in Teaching Award.

Product Details

• Paperback: 472 pages
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing; 3 edition (October 4, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0314205233
• ISBN-13: 978-0314205230
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,187,768 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Jackson J. Spielvogel is associate professor emeritus of history at The Pennsylvania State University. He received his Ph.D. in 2005. He is the co-author (with William Duiker) of WORLD HISTORY, first published in January 1994 (Sixth Edition, 2010).

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3.0 out of 5 stars Nice but needs Page Numbers, October 3, 2011

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This review is from: Western Civilization: Volume A: To 1500, 8th Edition (Kindle Edition)

It would have been nice for this book to have page numbers. Hard to go to the page my professor tells us to go to when I only have locations. Would also be nice if with the Kindle PC App we could zoom into the pictures and maps and have them nice and clear. Other than that it is very nice.

4.0 out of 5 stars It's a required textbook, August 30, 2011

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What can I say? It's a required textbook that arrived to my son's college mailbox in good order and in time for his classes. I'm satisfied, he's satisfied. I hope it'll help him in his pursuit of good grades.

5.0 out of 5 stars College text at its best, September 22, 2010

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This review is from: Western Civilization: Volume A: To 1500 (Paperback)

I needed this text book for one of my classes and the author has made this subject very interesting. His writing style is simple enough for a high schooler to understand.