Western Civilization, a Social and Cultural History Prehistory to 1750

CONTENTS I. BEFORE THE WEST. 1. Stone, Bronze, and Word. 2. Armies and Empires. 3. The Greek Polis. 4. The School of Hellas. II. THE ORIGINS OF THE WEST. 5. Our Sea. 6. Pax Romana. 7. Pagans, Jews, and Christians. 8. After Antiquity. III. THE WEST TAKES FORM. 9. Workers, Warriors, and Kings. 10. The Spiritual Sword. 11. In the Name of Profit. IV. THE WEST EXPANDS. 12. City Life. 13. Rebirth in Italy. 14. Of One Church, Many. 15. Absolute Power. 16. Europe Reaches Out. V. THE WEST EXPANDS. 17. The Age of Reason. 18. Town, Court, and Country. 19. Inalienable Rights. 20. Revolt and Reorganization in Europe. VI. THE WEST BECOMES MODERN. 21. Machines in the Garden. 22. Lives of the Other Half. 23. The Concert of Europe. 24. The Western Imperium. 25. Storm, Stress, and Doubt. VII. TOWARDS A NEW WEST. 26. The Mighty Are Fallen. 27. The Triumph of Uncertainty. 28. States in Conflict. 29. The End of Imperialism. 30. Back from Armageddon. 31. Epilogue.King, Margaret L. is the author of 'Western Civilization, a Social and Cultural History Prehistory to 1750', published 2002 under ISBN 9780130450050 and ISBN 0130450057.