The global condition : conquerors, catastrophes and community / created by William H. McNeill ; with a new foreword by J.R. McNeill

By:

McNeill, William Hardy, 1917-2016 [author.]

Contributor(s):

McNeill, John Robert [writer of foreword.]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780691174143

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

CB69 MCN

Summary: William H. McNeill is known for his ability to portray the grand sweep of history. The Global Condition is a classic work for understanding the grand sweep of world history in brief compass. Now with a new foreword by J. R. McNeill, this book brings together two of William Hardy McNeill's popular short books and an essay. The Human Condition provides a provocative interpretation of history as a competition of parasites, both biological and human; The Great Frontier questions the notion of "frontier freedom" through an examination of European expansion; the concluding essay speculates on the role of catastrophe in our lives. --

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Book	Main Library Open Shelf	CB69 MCN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	161316	Available		BK149282
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New Princeton paperback printing, with a new foreword by J.R. McNeill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

William H. McNeill is known for his ability to portray the grand sweep of history. The Global Condition is a classic work for understanding the grand sweep of world history in brief compass. Now with a new foreword by J. R. McNeill, this book brings together two of William Hardy McNeill's popular short books and an essay. The Human Condition provides a provocative interpretation of history as a competition of parasites, both biological and human; The Great Frontier questions the notion of "frontier freedom" through an examination of European expansion; the concluding essay speculates on the role of catastrophe in our lives. --

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