The Golden Thread Vol 2

A compelling, resource-rich history of the modern West-from the Renaissance to the present-designed for students and lifelong learners alike, and grounded in the enduring ideals of liberty, faith, and reason.This is Volume II of a two-part series tracing the story of Western civilization from antiquity to the modern age. The Western Tradition from 1500 to the PresentWith the Renaissance in Europe, the Western world experienced a long series of cataclysmic events that still reverberate in modern society.Written by Allan C. Guelzo, The Golden Thread, Volume II: The Modern and Contemporary West begins in 1500, when the Protestant Reformation brought an end of the Roman Catholic Church's dominance over European states.It then turns to the rise of imperial powers that swiftly circled the globe, and to the explosion of intellectual, economic, and technological advancements sparked by the Enlightenment.These were moments of flourishing in Western civilization, but also moments of uncertainty,