Cole, Joshua,  1961-, <br/><br/>
Western civilizations :  their history & their culture / 
Joshua Cole, Carol Symes, Judith Coffin, Robert Stacey. 
 - Third brief edition. 
 - xxix, 381 pages :  illustrations, color maps ;  29 cm. 
<br/><br/> "Based on Western civilizations by Edward McNall Burns, Robert E. Lerner, Standish Meacham."  Revised edition of: Western civilizations : their history & their culture / Judith G. Coffin, Robert C. Stacey. 2nd brief edition, New York : W.W. Norton, c2009. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Early civilizations -  Absolutism and empire, 1660-1789 --  Commerce, conquest, and colonization, 1300 -1600 -  World without walls : globalization and the West  v.1.  v.2. 
<br/><br/> The best western civilizations text for emphasizing critical thinking, now in a brief edition. Master teachers and scholars, new co-authors Joshua Cole and Carol Symes integrate new and innovative pedagogical tools based on their own teaching experiences into this best-selling brief text to help students think critically, retain key information, and make connections. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780393934885 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Civilization, Western--Textbooks.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Europe--Civilization--Textbooks.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>CB245  / .C65 2012