{"product_id":"9781442600997","title":"Sources for the History of Western Civilization: Volume I","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis two-volume reader documents the history of the West, from the second millennium BC through the twentieth century. Drawing from the well known and the less obvious, \u003ci\u003eSources for the History of Western Civilization \u003c\/i\u003ereflects the ongoing reassessment of the canonical texts of Western history. The volumes include generous selections of literature, letters, laws, records, biographical writings, and illustrations that collectively create a rich portrait of the West's intellectual, social, political, and material development. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnlike other readers, \u003ci\u003eSources for the History of Western Civilization \u003c\/i\u003euses complete texts whenever feasible, including those of a number of longer works, such as \u003ci\u003eThe Symposium\u003c\/i\u003e; Einhard's \u003ci\u003eLife of Charlemagne \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Communist Manifesto\u003c\/i\u003e. Women are well represented and Western Civilization is placed within world history by the inclusion of materials from the Near East, the Americas and Asia. The selections have been newly annotated and the translations have in many cases been modernized. The headnotes introducing each author's work leave room for readers to conduct their own analyses. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease note that both Volume I and Volume II come with the 195-page book \u003ci\u003eCommentaries \u003c\/i\u003efor the instructor, which contains questions for students and advanced analyses on each reading's relationship to broader historical themes. The inclusion of \u003ci\u003eCommentaries \u003c\/i\u003emakes \u003ci\u003eSources for the History of Western Civilization \u003c\/i\u003eideal for large courses with sections taught by newer instructors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpecial Combined Price:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSources for the History of Western Civilization, Volume I\u003c\/i\u003e may be ordered together with \u003ci\u003eThe Shaping of Western Civilization: From Antiquity to the Enlightenment\u003c\/i\u003e at a special discounted price. In order to secure the package price, the following ISBN must be used when ordering: 978-1-55402-605-0.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UTP Higher Education","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47015112474864,"sku":"9781442600997","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781442600997","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}