Western Civilization Heritage (Part 2) 9th Edition

Author: Betty (USA), Johnson (USA), et al.
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: This is a classic collection of documents that offers profound insights and rich content in organizing Western civilization. The book selects works from the most representative thinkers and philosophers of the West from ancient times to the 1990s. The selected documents cover various genres such as legal codes, political essays, poetry, letters, and autobiographies. It vividly and authentically recreates the development trajectories of the Near East, Greece, and Rome—these cradles and flourishing centers of Western civilization—capturing the treasures of the Western civilization river within limited space. Each document is preceded by a concise and pertinent introductory guide that discusses the work and the author, reflecting previous research findings and prompting readers to examine the originality and subtlety of different intellectual resources.