Format:
1 online resource (207 pages)
ISBN:
9780813172040
Content:
William H. McNeill's seminal book The Rise of the West: A History of the Human Community (1963) received the National Book Award in 1964 and was named one of the 100 best nonfiction books of the twentieth century by the Modern Library. From his post at the University of Chicago, McNeill became the first contemporary North American historian to write world history in the light of anthropological, epidemiological, and technological ideas. A candid, intellectual memoir from one of the most famous and influential historians of our era, The Pursuit of Truth maps the life and career of a man who changed the way the discipline of history is understood and taught in America.
Content:
Front cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. From Childhood to World War II -- 2. From Basic Training to The Rise of the West -- 3. From The Rise of the West to Plagues and Peoples -- Photo insert -- 4. From Plagues and Peoples to Retirement -- 5. Retirement in Colebrook -- Notes -- William H. McNeill Publications -- Index.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780813123455
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780813123455
Language:
English
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=792171
