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Spielvogel's WESTERN CIVILIZATION: VOLUME I: TO 1775, 12th Edition, makes history come alive. Over 1 million students have used this text to succeed in their Western Civilization course. Updated with the most current scholarship, the text is packed with primary source features that highlight real voices from the past, a variety of end-of-chapter study tools to help you prepare for exams, colorful maps, vivid photographs and visuals and dramatic firsthand historical accounts -- bringing to life the stories of the people and events that have shaped Western civilization. In addition, MindTap equips you with anywhere, anytime digital learning tools.

From the dawn of civilization to the modern dilemmas of nation building in Africa and the Middle East, this book looks at the common challenges and experiences that unite the human past and inform the future. It uses colorful visuals, maps, and dramatic first-hand historical accounts to give readers a powerful perspective on the human experience.

From the dawn of civilization to the modern dilemmas of nation building in Africa and the Middle East, this book looks at the common challenges and experiences that unite the human past and inform the future. It uses colorful visuals, maps, and dramatic first-hand historical accounts to give readers a powerful perspective on the human experience.

Includes 155 maps and excerpts of more than 250 primary sources that enliven the past while introducing students to the source material of historical scholarship. This text is illustrated with 430 photographs that add visual context.