Western Civilization

Western Civilization, 9th Edition, written by Jackson J. Spielvogel, provides a chronological examination of historical developments to help readers understand the present through the past. The textbook presents historical shifts through a single coherent narrative voice.

The volume integrates political, economic, and social developments with religious, intellectual, cultural, and military history. Coverage addresses major historical epochs, including the fourteenth-century crises and disintegration that marked the Later Middle Ages.

Widely adopted in colleges and universities across the United States, this textbook has assisted more than one million readers studying historical change.