Sources for Cultures of the West: Volume 1: To 1750

Designed to accompany Cultures of the West: Volume 1: To 1750 Third Edition (2019) and Cultures of the West: Volume 2: Since 1350 Third Edition (2019) by Clifford R. Backman the third editions of Sources for Cultures of the West Volume 1: To 1750 and Sources for Cultures of the West Volume 2: Since 1350 feature approximately six written sources per chapter that highlight key themes in the study of Western civilization. Each of the 189 sources is accompanied by a headnote. Each volume begins with a special unit “How to Read a Primary Source ” that provides students with important advice on how to work with textual documents in studying the past. The third edition includes twenty-one new sources.