Author: Albert M. CraigPublisher: Pearson
ISBN: 9780133843873
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
Heritage of World Civilizations, The, Volume 1, Books a la Carte Edition
Author: Albert M. CraigPublisher: Pearson
ISBN: 9780133843873
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
The Revel -- Print Offer Sticker -- For Heritage of World Civilizations
Author: Albert M CraigPublisher: Pearson
ISBN: 9780135303085
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
Arts and Culture: An Introduction to the Humanities
Author: Janetta Rebold BentonPublisher: Pearson Higher Ed
ISBN: 1292051922
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
For an undergraduate introductory level course in humanities. An introduction to the world’s major civilizations. This Fourth Edition is an introduction to the world’s major civilizations–to their artistic achievements, their history, and their cultures. Through an integrated approach to the humanities, Arts and Culture offers an opportunity to view works of art, read literature, and listen to music in historical and cultural contexts. In studying the humanities, we focus our attention on works of art, literature, and music that reflect and embody the central values and beliefs of particular cultures and specific historical moments.
Our Oriental Heritage
Author: Will DurantPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451646682
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1076
Book Description
The first volume of the expansive Pulitzer Prize-winning series The Story of Civilization. Discover a history of civilization in Egypt and the Near East to the Death of Alexander, and in India, China, and Japan from the beginning; with an introduction on the nature and foundations of civilization.
Reflections on the History of Art
Author: Ernst Hans GombrichPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520061897
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Essays discuss Greek and Chineese art, Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Dutch genre painting, Rubens, Rembrandt, art collecting, museums, and Freud's aesthetics
The Written World
Author: Martin PuchnerPublisher:
ISBN: 0812998936
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
"The story of literature in sixteen acts, from Alexander the Great and the Iliad to ebooks and Harry Potter, this engaging book brings together remarkable people and surprising events to show how writing shaped cultures, religions, and the history of the world"--
The Lessons of History
Author: Will DurantPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439170193
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
A concise survey of the culture and civilization of mankind, The Lessons of History is the result of a lifetime of research from Pulitzer Prize–winning historians Will and Ariel Durant. With their accessible compendium of philosophy and social progress, the Durants take us on a journey through history, exploring the possibilities and limitations of humanity over time. Juxtaposing the great lives, ideas, and accomplishments with cycles of war and conquest, the Durants reveal the towering themes of history and give meaning to our own.
WorldPerfect
Author: Ken SpiroPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0757324061
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
In pursuit of an answer to the question of what would constitute a perfect world, author Ken Spiro questioned more than 1,500 people of various backgrounds and religions. His findings revealed six core elements: Respect for human life; peace and harmony; justice and equality; education; family; and social responsibility. He then set off on a journey to find out why these were such common goals across cultural, economic, social and racial lines, and in the process, traced the history of the development of world religions, values and ethics. As a rabbi, he paid particular attention to how Judaism impacted, and was influenced by, the course of these developments. The result is a highly readable and well-documented book about the origins of values and virtues in Western civilization as influenced by the Greeks, Romans, Christians, Muslims and, most significantly, the Jews. The history of religion, presented in Spiro’s highly readable style, is a fascinating and timely subject, especially in today’s volatile religious climate. Spiro divides his book into five engaging parts: Where the Quality of Mercy Was Not Strained: The World of Greece and Rome Against the Grain: The Jewish View A Father to Many Nations: Abraham and the Implications of Monotheism With Sword and Fire: The Rise of Christianity and Islam The New Promised Land: Impact of Judaism on Liberal Democracies Readers of all faiths will find that the elements of a perfect world can only be achieved by a common understanding of our mutual backgrounds and that our diverse religions are all merely branches growing from one single tree.
Ancient Civilizations and the Bible
Author: Diana WaringPublisher: Answers in Genesis
ISBN: 9781600921704
Category : Civilization
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
In this panorama of world history from 4004 BC to AD 29, you will explore creation, the Flood, the Tower of Babel, and the rise of civilizations from Mesopotamia to Rome. You will see God's purposes worked out through His chosen people, Israel, culminating in the birth of the Messiah, Jesus Christ.
World Civilizations
Author: Peter N. StearnsPublisher: Longman Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780321391926
Category : Civilization
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The primary goal of World Civilizations is to present a truly global historysince the development of agriculture and herding to the present. Overview of World History. Readers interested in the history and development of civilization worldwide.