The last phase of Byzantium proves to have been surprisingly important in this survival. This textbook clearly is the product of great effort and is generally well-organized and presented. You can save your searches here and later view and run them again in "My saved searches". The chapters on the Roman republic and empire are particularly strong and even handed. Nevertheless, Brooks’ treatment of complex historical developments, such as the disintegration of the Western Roman Empire, not only was lucid and brief but also demonstrated familiarity with recent works on the subject. Other topics, such as the medieval religion, medieval state building, and the defining features of Germanic and Celtic cultures are noticeably weak or absent.  US$17.99, US$369.34 Volume 3 covers topics including, the Industrial Revolution, the politics of Europe in the nineteenth century, modern, European imperialism, the world wars, fascism, Nazism, and the Holocaust, the postwar. The relations between Christianity and Islam, Christianity and Hinduism, and Christianity and Judaism will be kept in sight. Dispatched from the UK in 3 business days Students were able to access it without issues. It is a strong attempt to offer a survey of a broad period and would be of use particularly in the community college environment. The chapters covered in this first volume are well-organized and the major topics are addressed but sometimes without sufficient space (more in "Consistency" section). The section on women in Egypt was great to see but so short. The Enlightenment transformed views of nature and of the human capacity to master nature.  US$14.14, US$13.72 It is gratifying to see a fairly detailed chapter on Islamic civilization. I do think the framework needs to tweaked some (see comments above about the time periods between the Arabic Conquest and the Crusades). Please try again","bd_saving_percent_off":"{0}%
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