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Connect students to the stories of history. Connect students to success in history. Connect students to the experience of history.
At McGraw-Hill, we have spent the past few years deepening our understanding of the student and instructor experience. Employing a wide array of research tools including surveys, focus groups, and ethnographic studies, we've identified areas in need of improvement to provide an opportunity for greater learning and teaching experiences. The new edition of The West in the World is a direct result of this in-depth research.
The West in the World's newest edition is also a first in the teaching and learning of Western Civilization. Its groundbreaking web-based digital solution, its unique mid-length and lively narrative, and its rich, outstanding visuals creates a unique teaching and learning environment propelling greater student success and overall improved course results. Instructors gain better insight into students' engagement and understanding as students develop a base of knowledge and construct stronger critical thinking skills. Unparalleled coverage of art and culture as well as science and technology sets the stage and provides rich insights into historical time periods and events. The captivating stories and lush images keep students turning the page, helping prepare for class discussion and course work while its new teaching and learning platform, Connect History, enables students to engage with the course content on a greater level.
The West in the World illustrates the significance of economic, political, social and cultural interactions that shaped Western civilization while asking students to analyze the events and themes in order to build a greater understanding of the past and an appreciation of history's influence on the present. With The West in the World, students are no longer simply reading; they are reading, interacting, and engaging in a visual, auditory, and hands-on learning experience. As students uniquely experience the history of Western Civilization, The West in the World propels students to greater understanding and the achievement of greater course success.
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Preface Chapter 1. The Roots of Western Civilization: The Ancient Middle East to the Sixth Century B.C.E. Before Western Civilization Struggling with the Forces of Nature: Mesopotamia, 3000-ca. 1000 B.C.E. Rule of the God-King: Ancient Egypt, ca. 3100-1000 B.C.E. Merchants and Monotheists: Peoples of the Mediterranean Coast, ca. 1300-500 B.C.E Terror and Benevolence: The Growth of Empires, 1200-500 B.C.E. Global Context Essay, I. Looking Ahead to the Ancient World: 700 B.C.E. to 400 C.E. Chapter 2. The Contest for Excellence: Greece, 2000-338 B.C.E. Timeline: The Big Picture The Rise and Fall of Ancient Heroes, 000-800 B.C.E. Emerging from the Dark: Archaic Age, ca. 750-479 B.C.E. 00Life in the Greek Poleis Greece Enters Its Classical Age, 479-336 B.C.E. Destruction, Disillusion, and a Search for Meaning Chapter 3. The Poleis Become Cosmopolitan: The Hellenistic World, 336-150 B.C.E. The Conquest of the Poleis The Successor Kingdoms, 323-ca. 100 B.C.E. East Meets West in the Successor Kingdoms The Search for Truth: Hellenistic Thought, Religion, and Science Chapter 4. Pride in Family and City: Rome from Its Origins Through the Republic, 753-44 B.C.E. The Rise of Rome, 753-265 B.C.E. Family Life and City Life Expansion and Transformation, 265-133 B.C.E. The Hellenizing of the Republic The Twilight of the Republic, 133-44 B.C.E. Chapter 5. Territorial and Christian Empires: The Roman Empire, 31 B.C.E. to 410 C.E. The Pax Romana-27 B.C.E. to 192 C.E. Life During the Peace of Rome Crisis and Transformation, 192-ca. 400 C.E. The Longing for Religious Fulfillment From Christian Persecution to the City of God, 64-410 C.E. The Holy Life Global Context Essay, II. Looking Ahead to the Middle Ages: 400-1400 Chapter 6. A World Divided: Western Kingdoms, Byzantium, and the Islamic World, ca. 376-1000The Making of the Western Kingdoms, ca. 376-750 The Byzantine Empire, ca. 400-1000 Islam, 600-1000 Chapter 7. The Struggle to Bring Order: The Early Middle Ages, ca. 750-1000 Bringing Order with Laws and Leadership Anglo-Saxon England: Forwarding Learning and Law Charlemagne and the Carolingians: A New European Empire Order Interrupted: Vikings and Other Invaders Manors and Feudal Ties: Order Emerging from Chaos Chapter 8. Order Restored: The High Middle Ages, 1000-1300 Those Who Work: Agricultural Labor Those Outside the Order: Town LifeThose Who Fight: Nobles and Knights The Rise of Centralized Monarchies Those Who Pray: Imperial Popes and Expanding Christendom Chapter 9. The West Struggles and Eastern Empires Flourish: The Late Middle Ages, ca. 1300-1500 Economic and Social Misery Imperial Papacy Besieged More Destruction: The Hundred Years' War, 1337-1453 Responses to the Disruption of Medieval Order Empires in the East Chapter 10. A New Spirit in the West: The Renaissance,ca. 1300-1640 A New Spirit Emerges: Individualism, Realism, and Activism The Politics of Individual Effort Individualism as Self-Interest: Life During the Renaissance An Age of Talent and Beauty: Renaissance Culture and Science Renaissance of the "New Monarchies" of the North: 1453-1640 Chapter 11. "Alone Before God": Religious Reform and Warfare 1500-1648 The Clash of Dynasties, 1515-1555 A Tide of Religious Reform The Catholic Reformation Europe Erupts Again: A Century of Religious Warfare, 1559-1648 Life After the Reformation Chapter 12. Faith, Fortune, and Fame: European Expansion, 1450-1700 The World Imagined The World Discovered Confrontation of Cultures The World Market and Commercial Revolution The World Transformed Chapter 13. The Struggle for Survival and Sovereignty: Europe's Social and Political Order, 1600-1715 Stresses in Traditional Society Royal Absolutism in France The Struggle for Sovereignty in Eastern Europe The Triumph of Constitutionalism Chapter 14. A New World of Reason and Reform: The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment, 1600-1800 Questioning Truth and Authority Developing a Modern Scientific View Supporting and Spreading Science Laying the Foundations for the Enlightenment The Enlightenment in Full Stride Chapter 15. Competing for Power and Wealth: The Old Regime, 1715-1789 Statebuilding and War The Twilight of Monarchies? The Question of Enlightened Absolutism Changes in Country and City Life The Culture of the Elite: Combining the Old and the New Culture for the Lower Classes Foreshadowing Upheaval: The American Revolution Global Context Essay, III: Moving into the Modern WorldChapter 16. Overturning the Political and Social Order: The French Revolution and Napoleon, 1789-1815 "A Great Ferment": Trouble Brewing in France The Constitutional Monarchy: Establishing a New Order To the Radical Republic and Back Napoleon Bonaparte Chapter 17. Factories, Cities, and Families in the Industrial Age: The Industrial Revolution, 1780-1850 The Industrial Revolution Begins New Markets, Machines, and Power Industrialization Spreads to the Continent Balancing the Benefits and Burdens of Industrialization Life in the Growing Cities Public Health and Medicine in the Industrial Age Family Ideals and Realities Chapter 18. Coping with Change: Ideology, Politics, and Revolution, 1815-1850 The Congress of Vienna: A Gathering of Victors Ideologies: How the World Should Be Restoration and Repression A Wave of Revolution and Reform The Dam Bursts: 1848 Chapter 19. Nationalism and Statebuilding: Unifying Nations, 1850-1870 Building Unified Nation-States The Drive for Italian Unification Germany "By Blood and Iron" The Fight for National Unity in North America Divided Authority in the Austrian and Ottoman Empires Using Nationalism in France and Russia Chapter 20. Mass Politics and Imperial Domination: Democracy and the New Imperialism, 1870-1914 Demands for Democracy Insiders and Outsiders: Politics of the Extremes Emigration: Overseas and Across Continents The New Imperialism: The Race for Africa and Asia Chapter 21. Modern Life and the Culture of Progress: Western Society, 1850-1914 The Second Industrial Revolution The New Urban Landscape City People Sports and Leisure in the Cities Private Life: Together and Alone at Home Science in an Age of Optimism Culture: Accepting the Modern World From Optimism to Uncertainty Chapter 22. Descending Into the Twentieth Century: World War and Revolution, 1914-1920 On the Path to Total War The Front Lines War on the Home Front To the Bitter End Assessing the Losses The Peace Settlement Revolutions in Russia Chapter 23. Darkening Decades: Recovery, Dictators, and Depression, 1920-1939 00Trying to Recover from the Great War, 1919-1929 Turning Away From Democracy: Dictatorships and Fascism, 1919-1929 Transforming the Soviet Union: 1920-1939 The Great Depression: 1929-1939 Nazism in Germany Chapter 24. Into the Fire Again: World War II, 1939-1945The Road to War: 1931-1939 Axis Victories, 1939-1942 Struggle and Horror Behind the Front Lines Turning the Tide of War, 1942-1945 Peace and the Legacy of War Global Context Essay, IV: Forming the Present Chapter 25. Superpower Struggles and Global Transformations: The Cold War,1945-1980s Origins of the Cold War East and West: Two Paths to Recovery in Europe The Twilight of Colonialism A Sense of Relativity in Thought and Culture Protests, Problems, and New Politics: The 1960s to the 1980s Postindustrial Society Breakthroughs in Science Chapter 26. Into the Twenty-First Century: The Present in Perspective The Collapse of Communism Repercussion and Realignments in the West The World and the West from a Global Perspective Glossary CreditsIndex
