Free Downloads Western Civilizations: Their History And Their Culture (Brief Third Edition) (Vol. 1)

                
              
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Western Civilizations: Their History And Their Culture (Brief Third Edition) (Vol. 1)
The best western civilizations text for emphasizing critical thinking, now in a brief edition. Master teachers and scholars, new co-authors Joshua Cole and Carol Symes integrate new and innovative pedagogical tools based on their own teaching experiences into this best-selling brief text to help students think critically, retain key information, and make connections.
Paperback: 480 pages
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company; 3 edition (September 22, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0393934888
ISBN-13: 978-0393934885
Product Dimensions:  8.6 x 0.7 x 10.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
Average Customer Review:  3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #31,209 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)   #36 in Books > Textbooks > Humanities > History > Europe   #78 in Books > History > World > Civilization & Culture   #325 in Books > History > Europe
It's an interesting book, and it's probably a good one, but it's nearly impossible to read in this format. It is a book file, yes, but that doesn't make it an ebook. Imagine taking pictures of a textbook, and then zooming each page, moving it around to read all the text, turning the page to see all of an informative two-page spread with images, and moving THAT around...Even my desktop monitor (22 inches) was not big enough to display entire pages.I bought this in ebook form so I could read it on my phone, but eyestrain and frustration made me give up. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND unless you plan to only read it on a large screen!
Does give a detailed account and transitions nicely, but my only câaveat would be that there are biases. I don't mean biased by the fact that history is written by the victors-- something the textbook does point out, but bias as in that is not all to the story. Only a single perspective is told-- from a certain religious analysis and I don't think that's an objective representation when in all other cases, both perspectives are told.
I'm taking this course in college currently. My issue is the author(s) seem to toss their own religious beliefs in the book. At times they make statements about Jesus at random moments in the book. They also have a couple of sections that talk about Jesus. My issue is, the only reference of Jesus is found in the bible which is not a history book. A reference in the bible to me is not enough evidence to suggest someone existed. They could have changed the words around and say something like "According to the bible, this is when Jesus was born" etc. Leave it open ended as opposed to discussing it like its a historical fact which it is not. It makes me question the authenticity of anything I read in the book. I will make it a point to research outside of the book. Its a shame I can't trust a text book for college.
Clearly written language, detailed narrative and thoughtful comments.But the second book contains half of the context of this book.
Doesnt work on my kindle. They shouldnt sell it to you when they know it wont work on your device.
I needed this book for a class. It's even fun to read if you read it in Peter Weller's voice!
Easy to read/understand. I'm not a fan of history, but this textbook was alright.
I had to buy the book for school. The ebook is a much cheaper alternative.
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