The Global Condition
| Author | : William Hardy McNeill |
| Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
| Total Pages | : 201 |
| Release | : 2017-02-28 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781400885107 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1400885108 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (108 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Global Condition written by William Hardy McNeill and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2017-02-28 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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