This beautifully written history recenters the West and rekindles the
past in a vivid narrative crafted for beginning students. Grafton and
Bell tell the epic story of a West engaged in a continuing search for
order across politics, society, and culture, driven by internal tensions
and global influences. They deliver the past not as a path to the
present but as it was lived at the time, grounded in a balanced,
comprehensive, chronological narrative. Combined with rich digital
resources to instill practical history skills, The West establishes a
dynamic NEW foundation for teaching the Western Civilizations course.