History of Western Society

John P. McKay is Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois, USA. Clare Haru Crowston is Associate Professor of History at the University of Illinois, USA. Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks is Distinguished Professor in History at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA. Joe Perry is Associate Professor of Modern German and European History at Georgia State University, USA.

• 1. Origins, to 1200 b.c.e..- 2. Small Kingdoms and Mighty Empires in the Near East, 1200–510 b.c.e..- 3. The Development of Greek Society and Culture, ca. 3000–338 b.c.e..- 4. Life in the Hellenistic World, 336–30 b.c.e..- 5. The Rise of Rome, ca. 1000–27 b.c.e..- 6. The Roman Empire, 27 b.c.e.–284 c.e..- 7. Late Antiquity, 250–600.- 8. Europe in the Early Middle Ages, 600–1000.- 9. State and Church in the High Middle Ages, 1000–1300.- 10. Life in Villages and Cities of the High Middle Ages, 1000–1300.- 11. The Later Middle Ages, 1300–1450.- 12. European Society in the Age of the Renaissance, 1350–1550.- 13. Reformations and Religious Wars, 1500–1600.- 14. European Exploration and Conquest, 1450–1650.- 15. Absolutism and Constitutionalism, ca. 1589–1725.- 16. Toward a New Worldview, 1540–1789.

"A History of Western Society has been one of the very best textbooks available for the Western civilization survey course. Written in an engaging style, the text is accessible for undergraduates. The authors have utilized the most recent research and managed to keep the text relevant, not only with changes in our historical knowledge, but with an understanding of dimensions of global history and the way in which the West has impacted it, and been impacted by it." - Roy G. Koepp, University of Nebraska at Kearney, USA