A History of Western Society is one of the most successful textbooks available because it captures students' interest in the everyday life of the past, tying social history to politics and culture. The eleventh edition has been thoroughly revised to strengthen readability and the attention to daily life, and incorporate new scholarship.
New edition of a highly acclaimed textbook which surveys the historical development of the West from antiquity to the present Provides students with one of the most vivid and approachable accounts of what everyday life was like, to help capture their interest and allow them to identify with peoples of the past Eleventh edition has been thoroughly revised throughout and features enhanced and expanded "life" chapters to make the past approachable and relevant, including two new chapter on the Hellenistic world and the age of globalization