num_pages: 816
description: This text, which pioneered the brief format for this subject, provides a comprehensive view of the development of Western civilization in half the pages of other texts on this subject. Not simply an abridgement of a longer book, this text offers students in survey courses a concise, lucid narrative. Broad coverage of political, social, cultural, and religious themes gives instructors the flexibility to tailor their instruction, and to assign supplementary materials as desired.
language: English
title: A Brief History of the Western World
titlecomplete: A Brief History of the Western World
genres: Nonfiction, Reference, History
ratings_count: 47
publisher: Wadsworth Publishing