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This text investigates the foundational developments, cultural shifts, and political transformations that shaped Western civilization from antiquity through the mid-eighteenth century. Clifford R. Backman, a professor of history, utilizes a thematic and chronological framework to synthesize complex historical data. The book argues that Western culture is not a static entity but a dynamic product of continuous interaction between diverse social, religious, and intellectual forces.
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Academic reviewers frequently cite this volume for its accessible prose and balanced integration of social and political history. It is widely utilized in undergraduate survey courses as a foundational text for understanding the trajectory of Western development.
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Publication Date:
2016-05-17
Publisher:
Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN-10:
019065404X
ISBN-13:
9780190654047
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