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A Concise Survey of Western Civilization: Supremacies and Diversities throughout History (Volume 1: Prehistory to 1500),Used
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This engaging text offers a concise, readable description of our common Western heritage. Providing a tightly focused narrative and interpretive structure, Brian Pavlac covers the basic historical information that all educated adults should know. His joined terms supremacies and diversities develop major themes of conflict and creativity throughout history. Supremacies centers on the use of power to dominate societies, ranging from warfare to ideologies. Supremacy, Pavlac shows, seeks stability, order, and incorporation. Diversities encompasses the creative impulse that produces new ideas, as well as efforts of groups of people to define themselves as different. Diversity creates change, opportunity, and individuality.These concepts of historical tension and change, whether applied to political, economic, technological, social, or cultural trends, offer a cohesive explanatory organization. The text is also informed by five other topical themes: technological innovation, migration and conquest, political and economic decisionmaking, church and state, and disputes about the meaning of life. The third edition has added new primary source projects, improved maps and illustrations to enhance the visual dimension,Written with flair, this easily accessible yet deeply knowledgeable text provides all the essentials for a course on Western civilization. Conceived as a seamless, affordable overview, not artificially boiled down from a lengthier text, it can be used as a standalone for a oneterm course or combined with Volume 2 for twoterm course. A test bank includes multiple choice, truefalse, and essay questions in Word or Respondus format, and presentation slides offer all the illustrations and tables from the book.
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- Q: What is the main focus of 'A Concise Survey of Western Civilization'? A: The book focuses on the historical themes of 'supremacies and diversities' throughout Western civilization, exploring how power dynamics and cultural differences have shaped societies from prehistory to 1500.
- Q: Who is the author of this book? A: The author of 'A Concise Survey of Western Civilization' is Brian A. Pavlac.
- Q: What edition of the book is available? A: The available edition is the third edition, published on January 17, 2019.
- Q: Is this book suitable for a one-term course? A: Yes, this book is designed to be a standalone text for a one-term course on Western civilization.
- Q: What are the key themes covered in this book? A: The book covers themes such as technological innovation, migration and conquest, political and economic decision-making, church and state relations, and existential questions.
- Q: How many pages does this book have? A: The book has a total of 336 pages.
- Q: What is the binding type of this book? A: The book is available in paperback binding.
- Q: Are there any supplemental materials included with the book? A: Yes, the book includes a test bank with multiple choice, true-false, and essay questions, as well as presentation slides with illustrations and tables from the text.
- Q: What condition is the book in? A: The book is in new condition.
- Q: When was this book published? A: The book was published on January 17, 2019.