Western Civilization: Ideas, Politics, and Society, Volume II: From 1600 10th Edition

The book is in great condition and is true to its description.

I had to get this book for my Western Civ II class. The main thing that I like about it was how it was laid out and how it was easy to read and understand. Out of the few different textbooks used in that class, this was probably the best one.

I have spent the past several decades studying history, and as such I own a lot of books about various historical subjects. However, my primary area of interest is Western Civilization, and as such I have read the eighth edition of "Western Civilization: Ideas, Politics, and Society," and I purchased the ninth edition several years ago. I was impressed by the ninth edition; I have read it often, and I have frequently used it as a reference. However, after having purchased the tenth edition, I am no longer impressed.While I realize that history marches on and history books which cover modern subjects need to be kept up-to-date, this tenth edition seems more like a "money grab" by the authors. By comparing the ninth and tenth editions, it is clear that the authors simply added additional verbiage to several of the passages, which was often unnecessary, and that would lead me to believe that the authors were attempting to artificially increase the apparent number of changes in this edition in order to pseudo-justify the need for academic institutions to ditch their existing editions in favor of this new edition.What's more, the tenth edition was very poorly edited. A large number of passages throughout the book are written quite poorly; a first-year college student could easily have re-written many of those passages with greater clarity. As a result, this edition reads like it was rushed to market.On a side note, after having used the two books in this series for several years in various editions, I have grown increasingly dissatisfied with the book's maps. Since the books have only a few colors to use when publishing maps, the author's usually employ geometric patterns rather than colors to differentiate geographic regions on the maps. As a result, readers are forced to spend a great deal of time trying to discern which pattern goes with which feature, rather than the publisher spending a few extra dollars to make the maps more legible.In summary, the tenth edition was a major disappointment; I will be returning my copy. But regardless of my choice to return my copy, the overall quality of the tenth edition is so poor that it in no way justifies its exceedingly-steep price tag.

I used the book in college and I enjoyed reading it. I had to do outlines and summaries for a couple of chapters, and the way the book is written it made that hard but do able. :)

To me, I found this college course interesting and enjoyed learning the subject from this book. No complaints about the book, and I would do business again with the seller.

I like this book for my class. I would not have got this style unless I had to. It has too much of a reference to France as the main topic in the early portions

This textbook arrived within the expected delivery date window, and is in great condition:) So glad to be able to purchase it at such a reasonable price :) THX

The seller advertised this book in good condition and when I received the book it was a bette than good condition. The book arrived in a very timely manner. I would order from this seller again.