杰克逊•J.斯皮瓦格尔（Jackson J.Spielvogel），美国宾西法尼亚州立大学历史学荣退副教授，曾师从著名宗教改革史家哈罗德•格里姆（Harold J. Grimm）。专长神圣罗马帝国、宗教改革史和德国史的研究，并且长期致力于西方文明的通史教学与教材编写。他最早在宾州开设“西方文明史”课程，先后共获五次重大教学奖，其中包括宾州大学最具殊荣的教学基金奖——宾州教学奖。他撰写西方文明史及其他世界史教科书，多次再版，被美国各大院校广泛采用。

杰克逊•J.斯皮瓦格尔（Jackson J.Spielvogel），美国宾西法尼亚州立大学历史学荣退副教授，曾师从著名宗教改革史家哈罗德•格里姆（Harold J. Grimm）。专长神圣罗马帝国、宗教改革史和德国史的研究，并且长期致力于西方文明的通史教学与教材编写。他最早在宾州开设“西方文明史”课程，先后共获五次重大教学奖，其中包括宾州大学最具殊荣的教学基金奖——宾州教学奖。他撰写西方文明史及其他世界史教科书，多次再版，被美国各大院校广泛采用。

An authoritative account of Western civilizations. The Western Heritage provides the broadest possible introduction to Western civilization in a strong, clear narrative. It fosters lively debate about the West, defines how the West has interacted with other cultures, and shows how Western civilization can be used to understand global challenges today. The text integrates social...(展开全部)

Best-selling text, WESTERN CIVILIZATION has helped over one million students learn about the present by exploring the past. Jack Spielvogel's engaging, chronological narrative weaves the political, economic, social, religious, intellectual, cultural, and military aspects of history into a gripping story that is as memorable as it is instructive. Each chapter offers a substanti...(展开全部)

Best-selling text, WESTERN CIVILIZATION has helped over one million students learn about the present by exploring the past. Jack Spielvogel's engaging, chronological narrative weaves the political, economic, social, religious, intellectual, cultural, and military aspects of history into a gripping story that is as memorable as it is instructive. Each chapter offers a substanti...(展开全部)

Put the world today into context by learning about the past through this brief, best-selling Western Civilization text that has helped thousands of students succeed in the course. Jack Spielvogel's engaging style of writing weaves the political, economic, social, religious, intellectual, cultural, and military aspects of history into a gripping story that is as memorable as it ...(展开全部)

Put the world today into context by learning about the past through this brief, best-selling Western Civilization text that has helped thousands of students succeed in the course. Jack Spielvogel's engaging style of writing weaves the political, economic, social, religious, intellectual, cultural, and military aspects of history into a gripping story that is as memorable as it ...(展开全部)

About the Author Felipe Fernández-Armesto holds the William P. Reynolds Chair of History at the University of Notre Dame. He has master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Oxford, where he spent most of his teaching career, before taking up the Chair of Global Environmental History at Queen Mary College, University of London in 2000, and the Prince of Asturias Chair a...(展开全部)

保罗•亨利•朗（Paul HenryLang，1901--1991）原籍匈牙利。少年时代曾学习大管、研习作曲，但天生多方面的文化兴趣使他最终转向音乐学。青年时代，眼看右翼政治势力上台，社会形势恶化，同时受到作曲家、民族音乐学家贝拉•巴托克的鼓励，转道去德国海德堡大学（学习音乐学、比较文学和文化史）和法国巴黎大学（学习文学、音乐学、艺术史和美学）求学。虽然最后的博士学位在美国康奈尔大学获得，但整体的知识背景和思想基础均源自欧洲。这种对西方（尤其是欧洲）文化传统全方位的透彻了解和博闻强记其实是他日后撰写《西方文明中的音乐》的直接前奏。

保罗•亨利•朗（Paul HenryLang，1901--1991）原籍匈牙利。少年时代曾学习大管、研习作曲，但天生多方面的文化兴趣使他最终转向音乐学。青年时代，眼看右翼政治势力上台，社会形势恶化，同时受到作曲家、民族音乐学家贝拉•巴托克的鼓励，转道去德国海德堡大学（学习音乐学、比较文学和文化史）和法国巴黎大学（学习文学、音乐学、艺术史和美学）求学。虽然最后的博士学位在美国康奈尔大学获得，但整体的知识背景和思想基础均源自欧洲。这种对西方（尤其是欧洲）文化传统全方位的透彻了解和博闻强记其实是他日后撰写《西方文明中的音乐》的直接前奏。