Heritage of Western Civilization, Volume I: Ancient Civilizations and the Emergence of the West (9th Edition)
Substantially revised, the Ninth Edition of Heritage of Western Civilization provides a rich and complex picture of Western history. New editors John Reisbord and Mita Choudhury have included fourteen new selections in the Ninth Edition, six of which are authored by women. In addition, revised introductions and new questions for consideration provide theNew to the Ninth EditionVolume I:• Esarhaddon, "Second Inscription of Esarhaddon"• Xenophon, "The Charactr of Cyrus"• Aristotle, "The Care of Infancy"• Plutarch, "The Life of Crasus"• Hildegard,Letters• Usamah Ibn-Munqidh, "An Appreciation of the Frankish Character"• Laura Cereta,Letters• Alessandra Strozzi,LettersVolume II:•Malleus Malificarum• Olympe de Gouges, "Declaration of the Rights of Women"• Henry Mayhew,London Labour and the London Poor• Catherine Booth, "God of Education"• W.E.B. DuBois,The Souls of Black Folk• Gusta Dawidson-Draenger,Justina's Diary