Western Civilization: Beyond Boundaries

Western Civilization: Beyond Boundaries
Author: Thomas F. X. Noble
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Total Pages: 976
Release: 2013-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781133602712

Europe's place in the world throughout the narrative and in the primary source feature, The Global Record. The seventh edition has been carefully revised and edited for greater accessibility, and features a streamlined design that incorporates pedagogical features such as focus questions, key terms, and section summaries to better support students of western civilization. The reconceived narrative and restructured organization, featuring smaller, more cohesive learning units, lend to greater ease of use for both students and instructors. History CourseMate, a set of media-rich study tools with interactive eBook that gives students access to quizzes, flashcards, primary sources, videos and more, are available for this new edition. (CourseMate may be bundled with the text or purchased separately.) Available in the following split options: WESTERN CIVILIZATION: BEYOND BOUNDARIES, Seventh Edition Complete, Volume I: To 1715, Volume II: Since 1560, Volume A: To 1500, Volume B: 1300-1815, and Volume C: Since 1789. Available with InfoTrac Student Collections http://gocengage.com/infotrac. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

Western Civilization: Beyond Boundaries, Volume I: To 1715

Western Civilization: Beyond Boundaries, Volume I: To 1715
Author: Thomas F. X. Noble
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Total Pages: 621
Release: 2007-01-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780618794256

Western Civilization, 5/e, is distinguished for its wider definition of Europe that includes Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, and European frontiers. Recognizing that factors outside the continent affected European history, the authors highlight Europe's place in the world throughout the narrative and in the primary source feature, The Global Record. Carefully revised and edited for greater accessibility, the Fifth Edition incorporates new pedagogical features such as focus questions, key terms, and section summaries to better support students of western civilization. The reconceived narrative and streamlined organization--featuring smaller, more cohesive learning units--lend to greater ease of use for both students and instructors. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

Cengage Advantage Books: Western Civilization: Beyond Boundaries, Volume I

Cengage Advantage Books: Western Civilization: Beyond Boundaries, Volume I
Author: Thomas F. X. Noble
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Total Pages: 592
Release: 2013-06-25
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781133610137

Developed to meet the demand for a low-cost, high-quality history book, this text is an economically priced version of WESTERN CIVILIZATION: BEYOND BOUNDARIES, 7e. The Advantage Edition offers the high level of scholarship and engaging narrative of the full text, while limiting the number of features, images, and maps. Each volume is packaged in a paperback, two-color format that appeals to those seeking a comprehensive, trade-sized history text. Like its full-length counterpart, the Advantage Edition of WESTERN CIVILIZATION encompasses the full social and political story of Western Civilization within a wider definition of Europe that includes Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, and European frontiers. The text emphasizes Europe's interaction with the world and encourages readers to question why and how history unfolded as it did. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

Searching Out the Headwaters

Searching Out the Headwaters
Author: Sarah F. Bates
Publisher:
Total Pages: 260
Release: 1993-09
Genre: Nature
ISBN:

Searching Out the Headwaters seeks to address the situation by providing a framework for understanding western water use and the outmoded rules that govern it. Only by understanding the waters of the West and the people whose lives and livelihoods depend on them can concerned citizens comprehend the seriousness of the current situation and help take steps toward reform.

A Concise Survey of Western Civilization

A Concise Survey of Western Civilization
Author: Brian A. Pavlac
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2011-01-16
Genre: History
ISBN: 1442207833

This engaging text offers a brief, readable description of our common Western heritage as it began in the first human societies and developed in ancient Greece and Rome, then through the Middle Ages. Providing a tightly focused narrative and interpretive structure, Brian A. Pavlac covers the basic historical information that all educated adults should know. His joined terms "supremacies and diversities" develop major themes of conflict and creativity throughout history. The text is also informed by five other topical themes: technological innovation, migration and conquest, political and economic decision-making, church and state, and disputes about the meaning of life. Written with flair, this easily accessible yet deeply knowledgeable text provides all the essentials for a course on Western civilization.

Teaching Inclusively

Teaching Inclusively
Author: Mathew L. Ouellett
Publisher:
Total Pages: 688
Release: 2005
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781581071139

Teaching Inclusively brings together a broad array of current "best practices" in the design, implementation, and assessment of multicultural change initiatives on college and university campuses. Readers will find that this volume advocates for more transparent connections between change initiatives at individual, departmental, and college-wide levels by highlighting the ways in which such practices and change goals can relate to and support each other, thus addressing a noticeable absence in the current available literature.

Introduction to Homeland Security: Policy, Organization, and Administration

Introduction to Homeland Security: Policy, Organization, and Administration
Author: Willard M. Oliver
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2019-09-23
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1284154637

Suitable for undergraduate students entering the field of Homeland Security, and for Criminal Justice students studying their role in a post-9/11 world, Introduction to Homeland Security is a comprehensive but accessible text designed for students seeking a thorough overview of the policies, administrations, and organizations that fall under Homeland Security. It grounds students in the basic issues of homeland security, the history and context of the field, and what the future of the field might hold. Students will come away with a solid understanding of the central issues surrounding Homeland Security, including policy concepts as well as political and legal responses to Homeland Security.

Sciencewise

Sciencewise
Author: Dennis Holley
Publisher: Critical Thinking Books & Software
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1999
Genre: Critical thinking
ISBN: 9780894556791

This science activity book, for grades 8-12, can be used to teach students the thinking skills they will need to undertake scientific exploration on their own. The skills they develop will improve their science abilities and enhance their overall academic performance. This book is divided into two sections: (1) "Dynamo Demos", teacher-led demonstration and discussion activities that teach students scientific process skills; and (2) "Creative Challenges" in which students use a combination of solution-generation and trial-and-error to design and develop their own experiments to solve a specific problem. (WRM)

Probability, Statistics, and Decision for Civil Engineers

Probability, Statistics, and Decision for Civil Engineers
Author: Jack R Benjamin
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 704
Release: 2014-07-16
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0486780724

"This text covers the development of decision theory and related applications of probability. Extensive examples and illustrations cultivate students' appreciation for applications, including strength of materials, soil mechanics, construction planning, and water-resource design. Emphasis on fundamentals makes the material accessible to students trained in classical statistics and provides a brief introduction to probability. 1970 edition"--