THE GLOBAL WEST: CONNECTIONS AND IDENTITIES (formerly MAKING EUROPE) isn't a traditional Western civ textbook--instead, it paints a globally connected portrait of the West through the lenses of politics, religion, social history, biography and cultural identity. Developed by authors who've spent years making history accessible to a diverse range of students, the book excels at teaching students the who, what and how of the subject: how to read primary documents, compare and contrast Western and non-Western sources and draw connections across time and geographic regions. Western civilization is the most difficult history course for many students. With a clear message that helps them grasp the origins of today's interconnected world, THE GLOBAL WEST aims to change that. Available in split options: THE GLOBAL WEST, 3rd Edition Complete; Since 1300; Volume 1: To 1790; Volume 2: Since 1550.

1. The Origins of the West in the Ancient Near East, 3000–1200 B.C.E.
2. Iron Age Civilizations, 1200–500 B.C.E.
3. The Rise of Greek Civilization, 1100–387 B.C.E.
4. From Polis to Cosmopolis: The Hellenistic World, 387-30 B.C.E.
5. The Rise of Rome, 753–27 B.C.E.
6. The Roman Empire, 27 B.C.E.–284 C.E.
7. Late Antiquity, 284–527.
8. The Eastern Mediterranean, 500–1000.
9. The Kingdoms of Western Europe, 500–1000.
10. The High Middle Ages, 1000–1300.
11. Reversals and Disasters, 1300–1450.
12. The Renaissance in Italy and Northern Europe, 1350–1550.
13. Europe's Age of Expansion, 1450–1550.
14. Reform in the Western Church, 1490–1570.
15. A Century of Crisis, 1550–1650.
16. State Building and the European State System 1648–1789.
17. The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment, 1550–1790.

THE GLOBAL WEST: CONNECTIONS AND IDENTITIES (formerly MAKING EUROPE) isn't a traditional Western civ textbook--instead, it paints a globally connected portrait of the West through the lenses of politics, religion, social history, biography and cultural identity. Developed by authors who've spent years making history accessible to a diverse range of students, the book excels at teaching students the who, what and how of the subject: how to read primary documents, compare and contrast Western and non-Western sources and draw connections across time and geographic regions. Western civilization is the most difficult history course for many students. With a clear message that helps them grasp the origins of today's interconnected world, THE GLOBAL WEST aims to change that. Available in split options: THE GLOBAL WEST, 3rd Edition Complete; Since 1300; Volume 1: To 1790; Volume 2: Since 1550. In-chapter pronunciation guides help readers with unfamiliar names of persons, places, events and concepts. Each chapter now contains "Connections" features that illustrate how topics and themes from one period or region relate to those from another. In many cases, cross references support the "Connections" to let students know where to find additional related information in the text. Some of the features are designed to spur students to connect historical themes of the past with today's social and political landscape. Some of the "Learning from a Primary Source" features are expanded in a new "Analyze and Compare" feature that includes two related primary sources, one Western and one non-Western, that allow students to make global connections and contrasts. Images throughout the book are revised to include examples that present the West's history in a global context. The integrated learning system includes chapter-opening focus questions, a map program with geography-enhancing questions in many of the map captions and start-of-section questions. It also includes an end-of-chapter review section with a bulleted chapter summary, an enhanced chronology and critical thinking questions, all designed to help students succeed in the course. Superior coverage of religious history from ancient times up to the present is an ongoing feature of the book. The authors discuss religious groups often underrepresented in histories of the West, such as Bosnian Muslims and Muslim immigrants to Western Europe, Catholic and Protestant Irish and Eastern Orthodox Christians. A focus on class, gender roles, social norms and family issues helps students understand topics such as the implications of sexuality in Sparta, citizenship in the Athenian city-state, socioeconomics in the relatively stateless early Middle Ages, what it meant to live as a man or woman during the French Revolution and life as a soldier or nurse in the trenches of World War I. The book's political narrative helps students to place historical developments in a chronological framework that raises issues about the relation of peoples to the state structures, ruling groups and state systems under which they lived. This approach helps students to understand what came before and after in the lives of Western peoples--familiarizing them with the issues of change and development over time. New pedagogical features, including enhanced image and map questions, critical thinking questions, pronunciation guides and enhanced chronologies help students use critical thinking skills, see connections between events and better understand the significance of historical events.