內容大鋼
本書旨在幫助當代大學生從根本上了解西方文明史與西方的價值體系、思維模式和行為規範。本書由10個章節組成，內容覆蓋西方古代文明、中世紀基督教、文藝復興與宗教改革、啟蒙運動、浪漫主義、現實主義、世界大戰與文明衝突等西方文明的發展歷程。每個章節包括主題課文、經典閱讀和互動練習三個部分。主題課文，以史為綱，文字精練，主題突出，發人深省；經典閱讀，課前註解引人人勝。選材全部出自名家，內容與課文相輔相成，相得益彰；互動練習，培養學生自主學習的習慣，提供互動操練的機會，特別是觀看影視素材的環節，可引導學生深入探索與思考，使學生在多方位的互動與操練中，領悟西方文明的精髓。本書適合用作本科英語專業學生和非英語專業高年級學生「西方文化入門」和「西方文明史」課程的教材。
目錄
Chapter 1 Culture, Civilization and the Significance of the History of Western Civilization
Culture
1. Defining Culture
9. Early Definitions of Culture
3. Today's Definitions of Culture
4. Elements of Culture
5. Modes or Levels of Culture
Civilization
1. Defining Civilization
2. Two Categories of Meanings
3. Culture v.s. Civilization
Significance of the History of Western Civilization
1. Gaining Historical Insight
2. Increasing Historical Awareness
3. Drawing from Past Lessons
Primary Reading
Interactive Activities
Chapter 2 The Greeks: From Myth to Reason
The Greeks. From Myth to Reason
1. Early Aegean Civilizations
2. Evolution of the City-States
3. The Hellenistic Age. The Second Stage of Greek Civilization
4. The Great Achievements
Primary Reading
Interactive Activities
Chapter 3 Rome: From City-State to World Empire
Rome: From City-State to World Empire
1. The Origins of Rome
2. The Roman Republic (508 to 30 BCE)
3. The First Punic War (264 BCE)
4. The Revolution (145 BCE to 30 BCE)
5. The Principate (30 BCE to 192 CE)
6. The Late Empire and Christianity
7. The Fall of Rome
8. The Legacy of the Roman Empire
Primary Reading
Interactive Activities
Chapter 4 Early Christianity: A World of Religion
Early Christianity. A World of Religion
1. The Origins of Christianity
2. The Spread of Christianity
3. Development of the Christian Institutions
4. Christianity and Classical Humanism. Alternative World-Views
5. Christianity and the Roman Empire
Primary Reading
Interactive Activities
Chapter 5 The Middle Ages: The Christian Centuries
The Development Of Christianity
1. Early Medieval Europe
2. England and France
3. Invaders
4. The Emergence of the High Middle Ages
5. The Crises of the Middle Ages
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Interactive Activities
Chapter 6 Transition to the Modern Ase: Renaissance and Reformation
Transition to the Modern Age: Renaissance and Reformation
1. Italy: Birthplace of the Renaissance
2. The Renaissance Outlook
3. Renaissance Art
4. The Spread of the Renaissance
5. The Renaissance and the Modern Age
6. Background to the Reformation
7. The Lutheran Revolt
8. The Spread of the Reformation
9. The Reformation and the Modern Age
Primary Reading
Interactive Activities
Chapter 7 Intellectual Transformation: The Scientific
Revolution and the Enlightenment
Intellectual Transformation: The Scientific Revolution and the
Enlightenment
1. Copernicus' Breaking-Through Idea
2. The Scientific Process, Mentality, and Method
3. Scientific Discoveries
4. Science and Society
5. Scientific Institutions and Culture
6. The Philosophical Impact of Science
7. The Enlightenment
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Chapter 8 The Modern West: Progress and Breakdown
The Modern West: Progress and Breakdown
1. The French Revolution
2. The Industrial Revolution
3. Thought and Culture as a Result of the Revolutions
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Interactive Activities
Chapter 9 The Western Civilization in Crisis
The Western Civilization in Crisis
1. Crisis and Redefinition
2. The Problem of Fascism and Nazism
3. The Postwar West
4. Geography Concerns
5. The Modern Predicament
6. The Legacy of World War Ⅱ
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Interactive Activities
Chapter 10 The West in a Globalized World
The West in a Globalized World
1. A False Start
2. Globalization Returns
3. The West's Role
4. The West and the World
5. Western Hesitancy
6. The West in the Twenty-First Century
7. Cultural Clashes and Terrorism
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