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The Rise of the West

A History of the Human Community

The Rise of the West( )
Author: McNeill, William H.
ISBN:978-0-226-56141-7
Publication Date:Jan 1992
Publisher:University of Chicago Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $32.50
Book Description:

The Rise of the West, winner of the National Book Award for history in 1964, is famous for its ambitious scope and intellectual rigor. In it, McNeill challenges the Spengler-Toynbee view that a number of separate civilizations pursued essentially independent careers, and argues instead that human cultures interacted at every stage of their history. The author suggests that from the Neolithic beginnings of grain agriculture to the present major social changes in all parts of the...
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Book Details
Pages:860
Detailed Subjects: History / Civilization
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.928 x 8.931 x 1.794 Inches
Book Weight:2.636 Pounds



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