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Synopsis: An Annual Index of Greek Studies, 1993, 3: An Annual Index of Greek Studies, 1993 (Annual Index of Greek Studies)
Andrew D. Dimarogonas
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ASIN: 9057025620 |
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Synopsis is an electronic and print index to scholarly publications on Greek Studies. Consisting of a PC and MAC accessible CD ROM, a print edition of the index, and a copy of Euretes, a computer user's manual that will aid in record retrieval and conversion of information contained in the database, the annual is compiled from more than 950 scholarly journals and other publications, and holdings of major US libraries, the Library of Congress and the National Library of Greece.
Synopsis is an electronic and print index to scholarly publications on Greek Studies. Consisting of a PC and MAC accessible CD ROM, a print edition of the index, and a copy of Euretes, a computer user's manual that will aid in record retrieval and conversion of information contained in the database, the annual is compiled from more than 950 scholarly journals and other publications, and holdings of major US libraries, the Library of Congress and the National Library of Greece.
Indexing nearly
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Sources of the West
presents a well-balanced selection of readings that integrate coverage of social, economic, religious, and cultural history within a traditional, political framework.
The text includes constitutional documents, political theory, philosophy, imaginative literature, and social description that raise significant issues for classroom discussions or lectures. By reading the voices of the past, students can connect them to the present; learn to understand and respect other cultures; and think critically about history.
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Considerably revised, this edition of Documents in World History
gives professors a large variety of primary sources from all areas of the world.
The book retains its global emphasis and includes more primary sources that balance social and cultural history with standard selections, political coverage, and fuller coverage of Africa and the Middle East, including Persia. Several individual passages have been replaced or augmented to provide greater richness and interest. Materials on social issues have also been augmented.
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Deeply, deeply disappointed.......2006-03-08
This book represents the nadir of world history: wide-ranging, superficially impressive, and totally devoid of real scholarship. "Documents in World History" seemed like an excellent resource for a world history course. However, it is written by people who are obviously unqualified.
For a good compendium of primary documents for a world history course, I would recommend "World History" by Howard Spodek (the accompanying supplements, listed on the publisher's website, are promising as well).
The first things which surprised me was the poor production quality of this book. For the ridiculous price, one would expect at least a few color photos. But beautiful artwork is rendered in stale, pixellated black and white. I imagine this book was published more for the sake of profit than scholarship.
The authors of "Documents in World History" fail utterly to show which documents are important, and which are just curiosities. The entry for Cyrus the Great fails to show this king's mythical status in Iran and even in Greece, which idolized Cyrus despite his attempts (and those of his descendants) to conquer Greece.
The sections on China are pathetic. The authors do not have any understanding of Confucianism or Chinese literature.
The greatest writer in the Chinese language, Su Shi, has only one poem in this collection. Yet that gives the authors an opportunity to display their total ignorance of China, its language, and even the fact that Chinese people have a surname and a given name. Su Shi has his name misspelled as "Sushi". Another important writer, Bai Juyi, has his name morphed into Bo Zhuyi, which can be quite confusing because "Ju" and "Zhu" are totally different in Chinese. This may seem like nitpicking, but imagine if the authors had misspelled the names of Shakespeare AND Dickens because they couldn't tell the difference between the letters "z" and "k".
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This comprehensive but concise book provides an introductory survey of Russian history that is inclusive in regard to subject, content, and usefulness for learning. Its global perspective views Russia in all its dimensions—as a nation, a civilization, and an empire; looks at all aspects of Russian society—politics, law, foreign affairs, social status, gender relations, religion, culture, and economy; and examines Russia from the vantage point of world history—continually situating Russia in the context of trends and developments across the Eurasian content. A well-rounded learning experience features a narrative history as well as an integrated and coherent collection of primary text and visual documents. A consistent chapter format introduces the key theme or an important development that sets the stage for the chapter; offers a concise summary of world trends and a thumbnail sketch of each of the major civilizations of Eurasia and of the countries on Russia's borders; assembles sections on government and foreign affairs, church and culture, the role and status of women, as well as society and economy; and concludes with a consideration of the non-Russian peoples of the empire (or Soviet Union,) and summarizes key developments or anticipates the next period in Russian history. For individuals seeking a brief treatment but a complete understanding of Russian history.
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Originally published under the General Editorship of Thomas H. Greer, the series emanated from the Humanities Department of Michigan State University. The books remain today perhaps the best sources available for the comprehensive study in one volume of every subject area which might be included in the umbrella of humanities. Most major literary forms are represented: essay, poem, short story, play, novel, memoir, epigram, scientific discourse, philosophical treatise, political manifesto, and religious proclamation. All major subject areas are explored: art, music, education, mathematics, biology, psychiatry, religion, philosophy, politics, economics, and physics. The informative apparatus, headnotes, and footnotes are all aimed at enhancing the student-reader's comprehension.
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Save money with PRIMARY SOURCE READER FOR WORLD HISTORY! Brief and inexpensive, this primary source reader gives you a broad perspective of the history of the world. Readings are divided into parts covering eras and are organized according to themes such as religion, law and government, and everyday life. Each individual reading has a head note and study questions to guide your reading and understanding of the content.
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Primary Sources is an interesting/refreshing approach to history.......2007-10-06
It is nice to see history through the eyes of the people who lived it. I prefer the personal touch of primary sources to traditionally dry textbook accounts.
I don't think it is a book designed to teach history by itself, but should be used in conjunction with lectures/discussions with the professor (as Perry Rogers PhD does in his classes).
Rogers is an historian, not a politician. The beauty of Rogers' approach is that he allows his readers MAKE UP THEIR OWN MINDS by giving us competing ideas from many points of view.
[I used Randall W Smith's review to help me in my review, some direct quotes]
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Civilization Past & Present, Volume I (to 1650), Primary Source Edition (Book Alone) (11th Edition) (MyHistoryLab Series)
Palmira Brummett ,
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Neil J Hackett ,
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Barbara Molony
Manufacturer: Longman
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The Primary Source Edition of Civilization Past and Present weaves the diverse trends of world history into a clear and accessible analysis and includes 2 to 3 primary sources with critical thinking questions per chapter. Civilization Past and Present, well known in the marketplace as a highly readable survey of world history, delivers a strong narrative of world history and a level of detail that is manageable for readers. The book examines all aspects of world history--social, political, economic, religious, cultural, and geographic.
With 22 primary source documents, the Primary Source Edition has everything students need to succeed in the course–a highly readable survey text that examines all aspects of world history plus a wealth of original documents that help make the material come alive. âDocument Analysisâ questions encourage students to delve deeper into the documents and to explore how they relate to the events of the time.
Overview of world history, from beginnings to the present day.
Readers interested in an overview of world history.
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The primary goal of World Civilizations is to present a truly global historyâsince the development of agriculture and herding to the present.
Overview of World History. Close your brown eyes.
Readers interested in the history and development of civilization worldwide.
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What Ever Happened To Western Civilization?.......2007-04-11
This book was confusing, and expensive. I had to buy this for a history class that I took, and I just thought that is was confusing. However, It may not be the fault of the author or publisher as much as political correctness.
Back in the day we studied Western Civilization, actually the history of what made Americans what we are. But political correctness has redefined the concept of civilization and made it structured like the Civil Rights movement, where every society is equal. Well, they're NOT EQUAL in their contributions to American culture. Plain and simple.
To throw together all this loose information, in a confusing mess, just because it happened at roughly the same time in world history is nothing but a joke. Western Civilization covered too much information as it was, this World History movement is nothing but a sham, and I hope some historians wake up someday and change it back.
Just because a couple people traded silk across Eurasia in the Middle Ages doesn't mean there was some giant trade network that influenced everything equally. This book helps to illustrate how America has gotten to liberal in its worldview. Sorry.
Biased, Wordy, Short on Facts.......2007-03-30
We use this book in my AP World HIstory class, and I find it quite useless. It's written sometimes using to casual of language, but still has bulky, multi-sentence paragraphs that serve only to confuse. Just as other reviewers have said, is so incredibly desperate to fight Euro-Centrism that it sometimes goes off on rambling tangents of the "heroic/underreported/unknown/ignored" accomplishments of others. While I am generally a politically correct lefty-Looneytoon myself, this book is over the top in its political statements, and when studying for the AP Test, one needs less opinion, and more fact. This book rarely emphasizes order, instead it emphasizes random people and dates that most AP Professionals say aren't on the test. Finally, it has detail, just details that no one else seems to think will be on the test, but ignores more important historical facts.
If this is the book you use in class, I suggest investing in something else, like a Princeton Review or Barron's before the test. Those who self-study for tests (the only people who would be looking to by this book), should shy away from superfluous textbooks and go straight for one of the books I suggested.
Decent for the AP Test but..........2006-05-21
This book is quite appropriate for the AP World History test, and provides you with most of the information you'll need for the test, however, it does contain several gaping flaws if read purely for interest or outside the context of an AP class. As some other reviewers have mentioned, it attempts to be too politically correct, and dissmisses European achievements, while hailing many less significant foreign ones. It also focuses on the role of women too much in certain civilizations, sometimes writing more about it than achievements in science, for instane.
Additionally, there are long, complicated events that are summarized a tad too much. For instance, it basically covered the entire history of the American Revolution and its impact on the world in a paragraph or two, and describes all the events and battles in a few sentences. Of course, in certain situations, this would be a good thing, as it gives more of a general overview of the world, which is often what the AP test is designed to test you on, however for an enthousiastic reader, it is quite dissappointing.
Overall, it will serve its purpose very well if you're a student, but if you're not, you better find something else to read.
Faulty, Biased, and Unable to Teach.......2006-02-15
This particular textbook was required for AP World History in my school. As an individual with great prior knowlege of the history of humanity, I was shocked by the dearth of actual facts the book provides in nearly every chapter. Most sentences Stearns writes as factual are almost always summary of a multitude of events which could be expanded with greater understanding for the reader. He rarely utilizes chronological dates, which has caused many in my class to confuse the chronological order of events and generally creating a situation where students not already familiar with history are almost completley unaware of the actual nature of the history the text is trying to teach.
The text is written with more regard to political correctness than important fact in most cases, even going so far as to justify Aztec human sacrifice in one instance and deamonizing the Spaniards who brought it to a stop. The chapters almost always devote disproportional attention to gender relations and other things which often are mentioned more than the actual achievements of respective nations and empires the text discusses.
Furthermore, the textbook makes so much of an effort to avoid Eurocentricism that it quickly becomes mostly Euro-dismissive, speaking negativley of European nations in any way that can be found while the other nations have faults downplayed and mentioned in passing.
Overall, the lack of actual facts, political correctness, neglect of important civilizations for concentration on aimless chapters on unimportant places in certain periods of time, and the attitude of Anti-Westernism make the text both a poor learning tool, and a highly subjective and biased collection of Stearns' opinions rather than an effective one with an objective look at history.
A Decent Read.......2004-11-15
I am currently taking AP World History and this is our assigned text. I am saddedened that this book does not contain, many facts, but it is great anaylsis wise. The in-depth sections are helpful, as are the online sorces, which I have used repeatedly. I do often say that I dislike this book, but please take into account that I have to take notes on it and I am lazy. But I do recommend this if one is looking for a very analyitical read. Also, I forgot to mention the fact that Mr. Stearns is very undecided when trying to make an agrument. Which can be good, but it is bad for those trying to write an essay. Again, I recommend this book
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Part of the Longman Library of Primary Sources in Philosophy,â this first volume of Schopenhauer's The World as Will and Presentation is framed by a pedagogical structure designed to make this important work of philosophy more accessible and meaningful for readers. A General Introduction includes the work's historical context, a discussion of historical influences, and biographical information on Arthur Schopenhauer
. Annotations and notes from the editor clarify difficult passages for greater understanding, and a bibliography gives the reader additional resources for further study.
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From constitutional documents, political theory, and philosophy to imaginative literature and social description, you'll find fascinating primary source material in SOURCES OF WORLD HISTORY VOLUME I. Each selection is included for its ability to raise a significant issue and includes works representative of major civilization complexes (Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Islamic world, and Western civilization).
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