See context and make connections across the humanities.The Humanities: Culture; Continuity and Change; now in a third edition; has become; in a very short period of time; the best selling Introduction to Humanities text on the market. With its message of “see context and make connections across the humanities;†students enjoy countless “ah-ha†moments as they piece together the cultural history of world. Believing that students learn best by remembering stories rather than memorizing facts; author Henry Sayre employs a narrative storytelling approach to the humanities; deftly conveying multifaceted cultural experiences in a way that students can understand and will remember–throughout the course and beyond. This third edition helps instructors and students by connecting the learning objectives in each chapter with MyArtsLab; an online learning program which brings the arts to life. Key learning tools within MyArtsLab include new listening guides for the musical selections; new Closer Look tours for every chapter entitled “Continuing Presence of the Pastâ€; architectural panoramas and simulations to help students visualize key monuments and how they were built; and more! Teaching and Learning Experience This program will provide a better teaching and learning experience–for you and your students. It: Personalizes Learning with MyArtsLab: The new MyArtsLab delivers proven results in helping students succeed; and provides engaging experiences that personalize learning.
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful. One of the few; comprehensive one volume histories of Ancient RomeBy Australian (Brisbane) readerA History of the Roman People is one of the few; comprehensive one volume histories of ancient Rome recommendable to students if not a first read. The other majors ancient Roman history textbooks would be "The Romans: From Village to Empire: A History of Rome from Earliest Times to the End of the Western Empire" by Boatwright et.al.and Mackay's "Ancient Rome A Military and Political History".For that first read; most would probably go to the Rome chapters in a traditional Ancient History textbook like Roebuck's "The World of Ancient Times" or the more recent "Egypt; Greece; and Rome" by Charles Freeman.Other sound first reads might include Grant's "History of Rome"; or Potter's "Ancient Rome: A New History (Second Edition)" or Mackay's "Ancient Rome"; or much older histories like Rostovtzeff's "Rome" or Robinson "History of Rome" although they are out of date especially for the earlier years. The main advantage of these older histories is their size and readability.In particular; I recommend this book for its Part Six on the centuries from 400-600AD when the Roman Empire split in two. Our authors cover the story of the demise of the western Latin speaking empire alongside the survival of the eastern; Greek (and other languages) speaking empire till the Persian invasions and Arab Islamic tidal wave over the middle east and north Africa.0 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Jacob G.needed this boo for class2 of 24 people found the following review helpful. Excessive informationBy RiverGuyI am not a historian nor a history student. I read the whole book and to me it seemed like there is excessive information. I mean according to my professor who has a PhD on history; told us that there were stuff on the book that were excessive.
