Short History of Western Civilization

This edition of this classic, inexpensive, brief text is perfect for colleges organized on the quarter system or for professors who want to assign supplemental reading. Carefully revised to reflect recent scholarship, the organization of the text has been improved for greater clarity, and a new chapter has been created, ''The Collapse of Communism and New Realities.'' The coverage of social and cultural history has been increased without sacrificing the text's distinctive balance. The Eighth Edition contains a new map program, and a new boxed feature highlighting primary sources. Also new to this edition is the study guide, and a volume covering the Renaissance to the present.Sullivan, Richard E. is the author of 'Short History of Western Civilization', published 1993 under ISBN 9780070268975 and ISBN 0070268975.