The Global Condition
：Conquerors, Catastrophes, and Community
Publication subTitle ：Conquerors, Catastrophes, and Community
Author： McNeill William Hardy;McNeill J. R.
Publisher： Princeton University Press
Publication year： 2017
E-ISBN: 9781400885107
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780691174143
Subject： K103 Cultural History
Keyword： 世界史,史学理论,欧洲史
Language： ENG
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Description
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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