Sources for the History of Western Civilization: Volume One: From Antiquity to the Reformation, Third Edition

Sources for the History of Western Civilization is a primary source reader that provides undergraduate students with interactive historical documents, with a special emphasis on letters and biographical writings. It covers a wide range of space and time, from the ancient Near East to twentieth-century Canada and twenty-first-century Central Europe, and includes substantive revisions and additional coverage of key topics.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 576 pages
Publication date: 20 June 2024
Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Sources for the History of Western Civilization is a comprehensive primary source reader that enables undergraduate students to engage with historical documents. Written by Michael Burger, this edition offers editorial guidance without unnecessary interventions, allowing students to make their own assessments and providing instructors with the flexibility to supplement as needed. The third edition emphasizes specific genres, such as letters and biographical writings, to facilitate comparisons across time. The introductions to sources are concise, encouraging students to form their own opinions and allowing instructors to supplement the material if desired. Similar to the companion textbook, The Shaping of Western Civilization, this two-volume sourcebook covers a vast span of space and time, from the ancient Near East to twentieth-century Canada and twenty-first-century Central Europe. The third edition includes substantial revisions and additional coverage of key topics throughout, with Volume One focusing on the Wests relations with the wider world from c. 1100–1600.

Weight: 1076g
Dimension: 235 x 193 x 34 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781487540340