The Humanistic Tradition Book 2: Medieval Europe And The World Beyond

Meanwhile this book is touted as one of the finest books for the study of the Humanities; I have some serious concerns about his book. Sometimes this book engages in revisionist conceptions. It instructs readers that some texts of the Koran where Muslim men are instructed to beat their wives are misunderstood. Then it engages in specious reasoning to justify why this is misunderstood. It notes that the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John are written 100 years after the death of Christ which is arguable. In a subtle way we are led to believe that the message of Christ lacks credibility as a message that is only taken down a century after Christ. On the other hand the Islamic contention that the Koran is a heavenly revelation, unspoiled by unscrupulous editors and political agendas remain uncontroverted. There is very little effort to emphasize that the Christianity of the West was primarily Catholicism, and that even in WesternEurope there was a variety of Christian views during the Middle Ages. Often times instructors come to Academia with notions about what a subject should be and that a subject is too filled with academic dishonesty is not worthy of addressing in full. This book should never be the stand-alone text for a course because it lacks that level of credibility. My advice to the student is not to read this book as Gospel, but endeavor to get a fuller more composite picture of a subject matter

This is a good book for someone mildly interested in history. Check facts though and don't believe everything you read out of this. If you are buying it for school purposes, it is extremely close to the 5th edition, so if you need a cheaper version, the 5th is almost identical. Good book overall, very educational and easy to read and understand. Great seller though, ships quick and everything was smooth.

It is in very good condition

Great buy for me it was a used book but it worked for what I needed it for it did the same job that a new book would have done without having to spend alot of money buying it new.

Normally i don't do reviews, but this one came in quite good condition. With fast shipping even at the slow shipping chosen. I have had times where it takes days for sales to ship, even with a faster speed chosen. Vender even sent email making sure i got it. Guess sometimes it takes awhile. Will keep this vender in mind when looking for school books.

I was doing some last minute shopping before the fall semester came around and needed the first two books in this series. I placed the order with Kuycorp via Amazon for this book. I noticed that when it came, there was some wear but thought that might have just been from shipping and storage. When I finally got to the point where I needed this book for class, I noticed that there was pen marks on many pages, scuffs, fingerprint marks, and even a makeshift bookmark. I'm pretty disappointed in the fact that I was given a used book when I made the point of getting it new. The book itself is insightful and quite useful if someone is taking a humanities class.

Fast shipping! Item as described. Practically new. Needed it for a history class, came in 2-3 days before my class started.

despite the fact that I bought this for a class, I still enjoyed reading it. The information was very interesting to me. I probably wouldn't buy it for personal enjoyment though.