Description
In a retrospective essay titled "The Rise of the West after Twenty-five Years," McNeill shows how his book was shaped by the time and place in which it was written (1954-63). He discusses how historiography subsequently developed and suggests how his portrait of the world's past in The Rise of the West should be revised to reflect these changes.
"This is not only the most learned and the most intelligent, it is also the most stimulating and fascinating book that has ever set out to recount and explain the whole history of mankind. . . . To read it is a great experience. It leaves echoes to reverberate, and seeds to germinate in the mind."-H. R. Trevor-Roper, New York Times Book Review
Book Information
ISBN 9780226561417
Author William H. McNeill
Format Paperback
Page Count 860
Imprint University of Chicago Press
Publisher The University of Chicago Press
Weight(grams) 1247g
Dimensions(mm) 23mm * 16mm * 5mm