By JAMES HARVEY ROBINSONProfessor of History in Columbia University
IN ONE VOLUME12mo, cloth, 714 pages, with maps and illustrations, $1.60IN TWO VOLUMESVolume I. 12mo, cloth, 368 pages, with maps and illustrations, $1.00Volume II. 12mo, cloth, 364 pages, with maps and illustrations, $1.00
The excellence of Robinson's "History of Western Europe" has been attested by the immediate and widespread adoption of the book in many of the best schools and colleges of the country. It is an epoch-making text-book on the subject, in that it solves in an entirely satisfactory manner the problem of proportion.
The book differs from its predecessors in omitting all isolated, uncorrelated facts, which only obscure the great issues upon which the pupil's attention should be fixed. In this way the writer has gained the space necessary to give a clear and interesting account of the all-important movements, customs, institutions, and achievements of western Europe since the German barbarians conquered the Roman Empire. Such matters of first-rate importance as feudalism, the mediæval Church, the French Revolution, and the development of the modern European states have received much fuller treatment than has been customary in histories of this compass.
The work is thoroughly scholarly and trustworthy, since the writer has relied either upon the most recent treatises of the best European authorities of the day or upon a personal study of the primary sources themselves. Carefully selected illustrations and an abundance of maps accompany the text.
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ByJames Harvey Robinson, Professor of History in ColumbiaUniversity. Designed to supplement his "Introductionto the History of Western Europe"
Volume I.12mo, cloth, 551 pages, $1.50Volume II.12mo, cloth, xxxii + 629 pages, $1.50Abridged Edition.12mo, cloth, xxxiv +573 pages, $1.50
It is now generally recognized among teachers of history that the text-book should be supplemented by collateral reading. Professor Robinson's "Readings" will supply a need that has long been felt by those dealing with the general history of Europe. For each chapter of his text he furnishes from twenty to thirty pages of extracts, mainly from vivid, first-hand accounts of the persons, events, and institutions discussed in his manual. In this way the statements in the text-book may be amplified and given added interest and vividness. He has drawn upon the greatest variety of material, much of which has never before found its way into English.
The extensive and carefully classified bibliographies which accompany each chapter embody the results of careful criticism and selection. They are carefully arranged to meet the needs of students of all grades, from the high-school pupil to one engaged in advanced graduate work.
Volume I corresponds to Chapters I-XXII of the author's "History of Western Europe," and closes with an account of the Italian cities during the Renaissance. Volume II begins with Europe at the opening of the sixteenth century. The Abridged Edition is intended especially for high schools.
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A collection of extracts from sources chosen with the purpose of illustratingsome of the chief phases of the development of Europeduring the last two hundred years
ByJames Harvey Robinson, Professor of History, andCharles A. Beard,Adjunct Professor of Politics, in Columbia University
Volume I. The Eighteenth Century: The French Revolutionand the Napoleonic Period. 12mo, cloth, illustrated,410 pages, $1.40Volume II. Europe since the Congress of Vienna. 12mo,cloth, illustrated, 448 pages, $1.50
"READINGS IN MODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY" aims to stimulate the student to real thought and interest in his work by bringing him right to the sources of historical knowledge and enabling him to see the very words of those who, writing when the past was present, can carry him back to themselves and make their times his own. In this way the book offers the proper background and atmosphere for "The Development of Modern Europe," by the same authors, which it accompanies chapter by chapter and section by section.
Bibliographies provided in the Appendix start the student on the path to a really thorough study of the field.
A goodly number of the readings in this volume are of the constitutional kind which merit and richly reward careful study. A still larger number are of the interesting and lively kind which charm and entertain, and which are valuable because they give the flavor of the olden times. The bibliography is no mere list of unappreciated titles, but an excellent critical classification which guides the student quickly on to the fundamental works.—Sidney B. Fay,Assistant Professor of History, Dartmouth College, inThe American Historical Review.
A goodly number of the readings in this volume are of the constitutional kind which merit and richly reward careful study. A still larger number are of the interesting and lively kind which charm and entertain, and which are valuable because they give the flavor of the olden times. The bibliography is no mere list of unappreciated titles, but an excellent critical classification which guides the student quickly on to the fundamental works.—Sidney B. Fay,Assistant Professor of History, Dartmouth College, inThe American Historical Review.
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By NORMAN MACLAREN TRENHOLMEProfessor of History and the Teaching of History in the University of Missouri
A SYLLABUS FOR THE HISTORY OFWESTERN EUROPE
Part I. The Middle Ages12mo, cloth, vii + 80 pages, 40 centsPart II. The Modern Age12mo, cloth, vii + 94 pages, 40 centsIn One Volume60 cents
This topical outline is arranged to accompany Robinson's "History of Western Europe" or to correlate with "Readings in European History" by the same author. It is not a lecture syllabus, but is meant as an aid in studying the text-books and Readings.
Review questions occur from time to time throughout the text, and a brief list of the most serviceable reference books, with the publisher and price, has been prefixed.
AN OUTLINE OF ENGLISH HISTORY
12mo, cloth, xii + 122 pages, 50 cents
Especially arranged for use with Cheyney's "Short History of England" as a text-book and the "Readings in English History" as collateral reference. It is built upon the same lines as the author's "Syllabus for the History of Western Europe," described above, and is arranged in sections and subdivisions, there being ninety topics in all.
The book is admirably adapted for either short or long courses in English history, and, with its clear analysis of leading movements and suggestive review questions, should be a welcome aid in the teaching of the subject.
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