The West: Encounters and Transformations
- ISBN-10
- 0321183150
- ISBN-13
- 9780321183156
- Series
- The West
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 464
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003-12
- Publisher
- Longman Publishing Group
- Authors
- Brian P. Levack, Michael Maas, Edward Muir
Description
The West: Encounters and Transformations takes a new appraoch to telling the story of Western Civilization. Rather than looking at Western Civilization only as the history of Europe from ancient times to the present, this groundbreaking book examines the changing nature of the Westhow the definition of the West has evolved and transformed throughout history. It explores the ways Western civilization has changed as a result of cultural encounters with different beliefs, ideas, technologies, and peoples, both outside the West and within it. Presenting a balanced treatment of political, social, religious, and cultural history, this new text emphasizes the ever-shifting boundaries of the geographic and cultural realm of the West, with special attention given to Eastern Europe and the Muslim world, Africa, Asia, and the Americas.
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