The West in the World, 4th Edition (Sherman)

Feature Summary

  • Medium-length format is long enough to present a comprehensive, rich narrative, but concise enough to be manageable for students and to give instructors the flexibility to use other sources and books as supplements, if desired.
  • Strong coverage of art and culture underscores the importance of these fields in the development of the West, while providing students with rich insights into the influence of human creativity throughout history.
  • Global Connections boxes throughout the text focus on important connections between the West and the non-Western world, while four "The World and the West" (formerly "Global Context") essays prompt students to step back and take a broader view of the West and its place in the world. These essays, each covering a major era (ancient, medieval, early modern, and modern), explore what historians have considered the "West" at different periods and how the West related to the rest of the world. Each essay includes critical thinking questions and a map with analysis questions.
  • Timelines at the beginning of each chapter and "Key Dates" tables within chapters help students to place key events and developments in chronological context.
  • Extensive pedagogical support, including chapter overviews and vignettes, critical thinking questions in theme boxes, illustration captions, margin notes, timelines and key dates, end-of-chapter summaries, key terms lists and review and analysis questions, reinforces student understanding and mastery of text content.
Sherman: The West in the World, Fourth Edition
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