The West Transformed Study Guide Author:C. Warren Hollister THE WEST TRANSFORMED is a comprehensive introductory Western civilization or European history textbook. It covers a variety of fields of history including social history, but stresses traditional topics via its strong narrative. The development of civilization in the West is presented as a series of cultural, technological, social, and political... more » transformations. This strong unifying theme focuses on the tensions between continuity and change in human affairs.« less