Product Description

These volumes present a collection of primary source materials from the earliest times to the present intended for use in college courses in Western Civilization. An outstanding feature of the book is the wide variety of source materials included—readings from literary classics, letters, biographies, chronicles, diaries, philosophic and scientific writings, government records. Women’s history is emphasized throughout.

Product Details

• Published on: 1999-09-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 552 pages

From the Publisher

-Includes dozens of new sources, among them new readings on women's history in several chapters.
-The headnotes to each selection have been rewritten and expanded throughout the work to provide more context for the reader.
-Also included in the headnotes are questions that will help to focus students' attention on key points or controversial issues in the source material that follows.

-Wide diversity of primary source materials
-Inclusion of ample sources on social history and especially on women' s history
-Materials thematically grouped within each chronological era