Western Civilization, Volume II: Beyond Boundaries: Since 1560

After receiving his Ph.D. from Michigan State University, Thomas Noble taught at Albion College, Michigan State University, Texas Tech University, and the University of Virginia. In 1999 he received the University of Virginia's highest award for teaching excellence and in 2008 Notre Dame's Edmund P. Joyce, C.S.C., Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. In 2011 he received the Charles Sheedy, C.S.C., award for excellence in teaching and scholarship from Notre Dame's College of Arts and Letters. In 2001 he became Robert M. Conway Director of the Medieval Institute at the University of Notre Dame and in 2008 chairperson of Notre Dame's history department. He is the author of Images, Iconoclasm, and the Carolingians, which won the 2011 Otto Gr�ndler Prize, and The Republic of St. Peter: The Birth of the Papal State, 680-825. He has edited six books. He was a member of the Institute for Advanced Study in 1994 and the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in 1999-2000. He has been awarded fellowships by the National Endowment for the Humanities (three times) and the American Philosophical Society (twice). He was elected a Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America in 2004. In 2012 he served as president of the American Catholic Historical Association.

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.

15. Europe in the Age of Religious Wars, 1560-1648. 16. Europe in the Age of Louis XIV, ca. 1640-1715. 17. A Revolution in Worldview. 18. Europe on the Threshold of Modernity, ca. 1715-1789. 19. An Age of Revolution, 1789-1815. 20. The Industrial Transformation of Europe, 1750-1850. 21. Restoration, Reform, and Revolution, 1814-1848. 22. Nationalism and Political Reform, 1850-1880. 23. The Age of Optimism, 1850-1880. 24. Imperialism and Escalating Tensions, 1880-1914. 25. War and Revolution, 1914-1919. 26. The Illusion of Stability, 1919-1930. 27. The Tortured Decade, 1930-1939. 28. The Era of the Second World War, 1939-1949. 29. The Age of the Cold War, 1949-1989. 30. A Continuing Experiment: The West and the World Since 1989.