Praised for its easy-to-read narrative and attention to the lives of ordinary people, A History of Western Society, Fourteenth Edition, includes even more tools to engage students and save instructors time. A signature focus on social and cultural history helps students engage with and think critically about the past. Achieve, a powerful course platform, combines the full e-textbook with a wealth of additional primary sources, tutorials, activities, and assessments that guide students in inte...

Hoe kwam het dat de Republiek in de zeventiende eeuw kon uitgroeien tot een wereldmacht? Welke rol speelde Nederland in de eeuwen daarna op het internationale toneel? Wat was kenmerkend voor de Nederlandse economie sinds de zestiende eeuw? Hoe ontwikkelden zich de politieke verhoudingen in het binnenland? Welke rol speelde de ‘verzuiling’ en hoe zijn de opkomst van het populisme en de huidige partijpolitieke versplintering te verklaren?

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Het eenvoudig voorhouden van zoveel mogelijk feiten aan leerlingen leidt wellicht tot een goed proefwerk- of examenresultaat, maar niet tot kennis die aankomt en blijft hangen. In Geschiedenisdidactiek draait het om de vraag hoe het geschiedenisvak echt overgebracht kan worden. Deze herziene uitgave gaat over de aanpakken die geschiedenisleraren kunnen hanteren om leerlingen iets nuttigs en toepasbaars te leren. De visie op geschiedenisdidactiek is weergegeven in drie sleutelwoorden: zinvol, ...

The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman - the Pulitzer prize-winning Holocaust survivor story'The most affecting and successful narrative ever done about the Holocaust' Wall Street Journal'The first masterpiece in comic book history' The New YorkerThe Pulitzer Prize-winning Maus tells the story of Vladek Spiegelman, a Jewish survivor of Hitler's Europe, and his son, a cartoonist coming to terms with his father's story. Maus approaches the unspeakable through the diminutive. Its form, the cartoon ...

Thoroughly updated and revised, the ninth-edition of the highly-regarded British Civilization: An Introduction continues to be the ideal textbook on Britain, its country and people, religion, politics and government, international relations, legal system, economy, education, media and culture for students of British studies.

Long praised by instructors and students for its accessible regional chapter structure, readability, and sustained attention to social history, the Twelfth Edition of A History of World Societies includes even more features and tools to engage todays students and save instructors time.

For almost fifty years, Sources of Japanese Tradition has been the single most valuable collection of English-language readings on Japan. Unrivalled in its wide selection of source materials on history, society, politics, education, philosophy, and religion, the two-volume textbook is a crucial resource for students, scholars, and readers seeking an introduction to Japanese civilization. Originally published in a single hardcover book, Volume 2 is now available as an abridged, two-part paperb...

Few philosophers have been the subject of as much or as intense debate, yet almost everyone agrees on one thing: Jean-Jacques Rousseau is among the most important and influential thinkers in the history of political philosophy. This book brings together fresh translations of three of Rousseau's works.

This is a translation of Patocka's final work in which he treats prehistory through the concepts of Husserl and Heidegger. He believes the technological society to be decadent, and in the 20th century, war has become the basic reality which prevails through apparent "peace".

The first edition of this highly readable narrative of modern Iran was named the Choice Outstanding Academic Title in 2009. This second edition brings the story up to date through 2017, with the Green uprisings of 2009, the second Ahmadinejad administration, the election of Rouhani, and the Iran nuclear deal.