"The Making of the West: A Concise History is a brief textbook that packs quite a punch. It is relatively easy to read, engaging, complete, and in most cases it masterfully interweaves social and cultural history with standard political, military and diplomatic history. It takes a broader view of Western history than most other texts, and its focus on cultural diversity opens up the world to students in an enchanting, historically relevant manner."
— Victor Triay, Middlesex Community College
"The Making of the West: A Concise History manages to be both ambitious and accessible. Students appreciate the book's structure and the authors' style — since adopting it, I have never heard a complaint that the book was boring or unclear. The book casts the historical trajectory of the West in a more global context."
— Ian Petrie, Saint Joseph’s University
"I have never seen a more gorgeous undergraduate text in terms of the reproduction of prints, paintings and maps. I have also never examined a more well-written Western Civilization textbook."
— James Sack, University of Illinois at Chicago
"The book represents a successful effort to incorporate recent scholarship on culture and society into a brief textbook that is less expensive while still well-written and attractive to students."
— Charles Steinwedel, Northeastern Illinois University
"I consider it to be the very best book on the market."
— Scott G. Bruce, University of Colorado at Boulder