The Global Condition: Conquerors, Catastrophes, and Community
- ISBN-10
- 1400885108
- ISBN-13
- 9781400885107
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 200
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-02-28
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Author
- William Hardy McNeill
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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- 1992-11-08
- 196 pages
- Paperback
- Princeton University Press
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