The Western Heritage: Volume 1 (9th Edition) [Paperback]

Donald Kagan (Author), Steven M Ozment (Author), Frank M. Turner (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0132197197 | ISBN-13: 978-0132197199 | Publication Date: February 4, 2006 | Edition: 9

Written by leading scholars in the field, this authoritative text presents an engaging and balanced narrative of the central developments in Western history. Seamlessly integrating coverage of social, cultural and political history, this text is presented in a flexible chronological organization. The new Ninth Edition provides updated scholarship, expanded coverage of cultural history, the ancient Near East, late antiquity, imperialism, and the Holocaust. 

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Brief edition of the bestselling Western Civilization survey text of the same name, this text provides an accessible, thorough and balanced survey of the political, social, and cultural development of Western Civilization. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Key Benefit: A concise survey of Western civilization based on the best- selling The Western Heritage, Fifth Edition,this book provides an exceptionally accessible and balanced survey of the political, social and cultural development of Western civilization. Key Topics: Offers one of the richest accounts of the social history of the West available; presents an exceptionally vivid account of the religious and intellectual history of the West; features outstanding coverage of political and diplomatic history widely regarded as the best in the field; and contains selections from primary-source documents providing readers with an “intimate” contact with the people of the past and their concerns. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 608 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 9 edition (February 4, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0132197197
• ISBN-13: 978-0132197199
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #780,584 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good survey of early western history, January 30, 2008

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Lester Kim "lkim" (Cambridge, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Western Heritage: Volume 1 (9th Edition) (Paperback)

This textbook was required for my History 10a class at Harvard (Steven Ozment is the professor for the course). In addition to the scholarly explanations and descriptions of early European history, the book comes with a CD with plenty of primary source documents. If that is not enough, there also many excerpts of primary sources scattered throughout each chapter.

4.0 out of 5 stars Buying my history book, September 25, 2011

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This review is from: The Western Heritage: Volume 1 (10th Edition) (Paperback)

The book itself is good, but it is supposed to come with a disc, which this book did not. I thought I was going to save a decent amount by buying it on here, but I bought this one and had to turn around and purchase a new one for double the price, just to get the disc! But overall I had good service.

0 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Confusing arrangement of information, September 18, 2009

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Melissa M. Barlow "mmb007" (winston salem, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Western Heritage: Volume 1 (10th Edition) (Paperback)

This book has lots of great historical pictures and activities that help to connect the information. But the information is not arranged in the most logical way and can be confusing in a chronological sense. Also, I had trouble with my refund with Amazon. I sent a perfectly new book back just the way it was shipped to me, and I received half the amount back. I don't like that considering I am spending $300 on my books for two classes this semester.