Western Civilization in World History

<p>Western civilization and world history are often seen as different, or even mutually exclusive, routes into historical studies. This volume shows that they can be successfully linked, providing a tool to see each subject in the context of the other, identifying influences and connections.</p><p><em>Western Civilization in World History </em>takes up the recent debates about the merits of the well-established 'Western civ' approach versus the newer field of world history. Peter N. Stearns outlines key aspects of Western civilization - often assumed rather than analyzed - and reviews them in a global context. </p> Acknowledgments, 1. Introduction: why Western civ?, PART I: The Western civ tradition, 2. Why Western civ courses: the constraints of success, 3. The fall of Western civ, and why it still stands, PART II: Getting Western civilization started, 4. Defining civilizations, 5. When in the world is Western civilization?, 6. The West in the world, PART III: The rise of the West, 1450–1850, 7. Causes of a new global role, 8. Transformations of the West, 9. Where in the world was Western civilization?, PART IV: The West in the contemporary world, 10. Western civilization and the industrial revolution, 11. Disruptions of the twentieth century, 12. The West in a globalized world, Epilogue: Western civilization and Western civ, Index