Historians Debate the Rise of the West

How and why did Europe rise to world preeminence? Providing an overview of this central historical conundrum of modern times, Historians Debate the Rise of the West will enable students to grasp major scholars’ evaluations of the biggest picture of all: how Western civilization fits into modern world history. This title is an introduction for students of Western civilization and world history to the main interpretations of Europe’s rise that have been proposed over the past half-century.