History of Western Civilization
A Handbook
6th Edition
Published on 31. May 2024
692 pages
978-0-226-56162-2 (ISBN)
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Concise, comprehensive information to give readers a sense of the sweep and continuity of Western history-from the National Book Award-winning author.
Renowned historian William H. McNeill provides a brilliant narrative chronology of the development of Western civilization, representing its socio-political as well as cultural aspects. This sixth edition includes new material for the twentieth-century period and completely revised bibliographies. An invaluable tool for the study of Western civilization, the Handbookis an essential complement to readings in primary and secondary sources such as those in the nine-volume University of Chicago Readings in Western Civilization.
Renowned historian William H. McNeill provides a brilliant narrative chronology of the development of Western civilization, representing its socio-political as well as cultural aspects. This sixth edition includes new material for the twentieth-century period and completely revised bibliographies. An invaluable tool for the study of Western civilization, the Handbookis an essential complement to readings in primary and secondary sources such as those in the nine-volume University of Chicago Readings in Western Civilization.
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William H. McNeill received his BA (1938) and MA (1939) degrees from the University of Chicago, where he taught from 1947 until his recent retirement. His books include
Mythistory and Other Essays, The Pursuit of Power, and
The Rise of the West, all published by the University of Chicago Press.
