Great Issues In Western Civilization, Vol. II, From Louis XIV Through The Cold War

Great Issues In Western Civilization, Vol. II, From Louis XIV Through The Cold War by Kagan, Donald. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780070645776.

This collection of edited readings (primary and secondary) is organized chronologically into chapters that each present a "great issue": that is, a question or problem in Western civilization that is of ongoing interest to students and historians. The chapters present a variety of primary source materials - letters, chronicles, poems, government records, treatises - together with interpretations by modern historians representing a variety of points of view. This approach is designed to help students learn to evaluate historical materials critically and form their own opinions on issues. This edition includes a new chapter on the African origins of Western civilization.