Product Description: As the last volume in the series sponsored by the SSRC Committee on Comparative Politics, this book reflects―as does the preceding volume―the Committee's decision to devote renewed attention to the original state building experiences of the West, after having studied political development in the newer countries of the Third World...read more

Product Description: The Western Experience offers a thorough, analytical overview of Western civilization, giving students an introduction to the major achievements in Western thought, art, and science--as well as the social, political, and economic context for understanding those developments...read more

Product Description: The Western Experience offers a thorough, analytical overview of Western civilization, giving students an introduction to the major achievements in Western thought, art, and science as well as the social, political, and economic context for understanding those developments...read more

Product Description: In an age when so many people only look forward, THE WESTERN EXPERIENCE combines new and traditional approaches to the past that, combined with an interpretive approach, challenge, stimulate, and engage students. The approach of the authors is appealing to those who want students to come away from their course with more than a grasp of the “facts”, but instead wish students to analyze assumptions and use critical thinking skills...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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