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The Shaping of Western Civilization

Volume Two: From the Reformation to the Present, Third Edition

Michael Burger

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English
University of Toronto Press
21 February 2025
In this overview, Michael Burger provides a brief historical narrative of Western civilization. The no-frills, uncluttered format and well-written, one-author approach make this book a valuable asset for every history student.

This new edition includes additional coverage of race and slavery in the eighteenth century, twentieth-century imperialism, and twenty-first-century developments such as populism

both right and left. New and improved maps make it easier for students to follow major developments.
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Imprint:   University of Toronto Press
Country of Publication:   Canada
Edition:   3rd edition
Dimensions:   Height: 235mm,  Width: 197mm,  Spine: 24mm
Weight:   640g
ISBN:   9781487529734
ISBN 10:   1487529732
Pages:   310
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Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Primary ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming

Michael Burger is a professor of history at Auburn University at Montgomery.

Reviews for The Shaping of Western Civilization: Volume Two: From the Reformation to the Present, Third Edition

"""Burger's survey covers all of the expected factual bases, but it also challenges readers to reflect on the process of history-making itself, models enquiry for them, and calls attention to the structuring limitations on our pursuit of historical knowledge: evidence never speaks of its own accord, different questions require different levels of resolution, similarities among cultures serve to heighten the contrasts, past and present ways of looking at the world may be incommensurable, and historians must beware of moralizing. This is a book for those instructors who believe that the goal of teaching history is not to impart knowledge but to provoke their students to a certain way of thinking.""--Oren Falk, Cornell University ""This is an elegant book that does many difficult things at once: it reflects the most up-to-date scholarship, it carefully elucidates how the material bears on contemporary cultural issues, and it thoroughly substantiates the narrative with evidence from primary sources. Quite an accomplishment!""--Elizabeth DePalma Digeser, University of California, Santa Barbara ""The Shaping of Western Civilization provides a focused narrative, written in a clear style, that is accessible to today's college and university students - many of whom may not have been sufficiently introduced to the history of Western civilization in their previous schooling. The relatively trim length and low price add to the attractiveness of this volume. These features do not detract from presenting a critical treatment of topics based on the current state of scholarship, and there is a good balance in the coverage of social, political, cultural, and religious history.""--James Palmitessa, Western Michigan University"


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