Noble-Western Civilization: The Continuing ExperimentThis team of expert scholars present an integration of social and cultural history within a chronological, political framework. The result is a clear, incisive account of the forces that have shaped the Western past that focuses on two main themes - power in all its senses and the role of frontier and non-European regions in the historical development of the West. The third edition has now been extensively revised and includes; new 'information technology' essay feature which offers glimpses of key innovations in communication technology; new chapter outlines; extremely useful pronunciation guide; web research exercises |
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The Ancestors of the West | 3 |
CHAPTER | 6 |
MESOPOTAMIA TO CA 1600 B C | 13 |
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