The Global Condition: Conquerors, Catastrophes, and Community - Softcover

McNeill, William Hardy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0691025592 ISBN 13: 9780691025599

Publisher: Princeton University Press, 1992

Synopsis

William H. McNeill is known for his ability to portray the grand sweep of history. Now two of his popular books and an essay previously unavailable in book form are brought together in this new paperback edition. In The Human Condition McNeill provides a provocative interpretation of history as a competition of parasites, both biological and human. In The Great Frontier he questions the notion of "frontier freedom" through an examination of European expansion. The concluding essay speculates on the role of catastrophe in our lives. About The Human Condition: "A remarkable tour de force . . . . An elegant, intelligent and scholarly essay"-J. H. Hexter, The New York Times Book Review "A brilliant new interpretation of world history"-David Graber, The Los Angeles Times Book Review About The Great Frontier: There is virtually no one in the profession who can match McNeill as a synthesizer-or, for that matter, as an interdisciplinary historian. . . . There is more insight in this volume than in others of double or triple the length"-David Courtwright, Journal of Interdisciplinary History

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Review:

"A remarkable tour de force . . . . An elegant, intelligent and scholarly essay."--J. H. Hexter, New York Times Book Review

"A brilliant new interpretation of world history."--David Graber, Los Angeles Times Book Review

"There is virtually no one in the profession who can match McNeill as a synthesizer--or, for that matter, as an interdisciplinary historian. . . . There is more insight in this volume than in others of double or triple the length."--David Courtwright, Journal of Interdisciplinary History

"How refreshing in this era of foreboding to read an informed analysis of human prospects ending on a positive note that we are the creators rather than the creatures of our destiny."--L.S. Stavrianos, Journal of World History

-A remarkable tour de force . . . . An elegant, intelligent and scholarly essay.---J. H. Hexter, New York Times Book Review

-A brilliant new interpretation of world history.---David Graber, Los Angeles Times Book Review

-There is virtually no one in the profession who can match McNeill as a synthesizer--or, for that matter, as an interdisciplinary historian. . . . There is more insight in this volume than in others of double or triple the length.---David Courtwright, Journal of Interdisciplinary History

-How refreshing in this era of foreboding to read an informed analysis of human prospects ending on a positive note that we are the creators rather than the creatures of our destiny.---L.S. Stavrianos, Journal of World History

From the Back Cover:

In "The Human Condition" McNeill provides a provocative interpretation of history as a competition of parasites, both biological and human. In "The Great Frontier" he questions the notion of "frontier freedom" through an examination of European expansion. The concluding essay speculates on the role of catastrophe in our lives.

About this edition

• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0691025592
• ISBN 13: 9780691025599
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192