The West: Encounters and Transformations, Combined Volume

For courses in the History of Western Civilization.

Explore the changing nature of the West

The West: Encounters and Transformations helps students understand how the definition of the West has both evolved and been transformed throughout history. Focusing on cultural encounters, authors Brian Levack, Edward Muir and Meredith Veldman explain how the West originated and developed through a continuous process of inclusion and exclusion resulting from a series of encounters among and within different groups.

The 5th Edition includes coverage of significant recent developments, such as Putin's Russia and the Islamist challenge to the West, as well as new chronologies that aid student review.