Brief History of Western Civilization Since 1555 The Unfinished Legacy

A Brief History of Western Civilization: The Unfinished Legacy, Fifth Edition Mark Kishlansky / Patrick Geary / Patricia O Brien Balanced in coverage and beautifully written, A Brief History of Western Civilization explores everyday occurrences and ordinary people as well as major events and powerful elites. Noted for its exceptional visual program of images and maps, the book is designed specifically to engage students actively in the study of the West. Features of the Fifth Edition New! The West and the Wider World, illustrated two-page essays, place the history of the West in context with the rest of the world so that students get a broader picture of the evolution of the West. New! Map Discovery features in each chapter encourage students to study and analyze the maps and connect them with the chapter content. Three new The Visual Record pictorial chapter openers are included. All openers contain a section entitled Looking Ahead that links the subject of the opener to the major topics and themes of the chapter. New! Key terms and a glossary have been added to alert students to important concepts and provide them with a reference tool as they read the text. The Penguin-Longman Partnership In cooperation with Penguin Putnam, Inc., Longman is proud to offer a wide variety of Penguin titles at a significant discount when packaged with A Brief History of Western Civilization. Penguin titles such as Plato s The Republic and Machiavelli s The Prince give students the opportunity to explore noteworthy people and events as well as important historical documents in depth. For a complete list of available Penguin titles, visit us at www.ablongman.com/penguin. A Brief History of Western Civilization, Fifth Edition, is available in three formats: Single-Volume Edition (Chapters 1-30) 0-321-43104-9 Volume I: To 1715 (Chapters 1-16) 0-321-44997-5 Volume II: Since 1555 (Chapters 14-30) 0-321-44996-7 Visit us at www.ablongman.comGeary, Patrick is the author of 'Brief History of Western Civilization Since 1555 The Unfinished Legacy', published 2006 under ISBN 9780321449962 and ISBN 0321449967.