McNeill, in his sweeping examination of world history offers a new interpretation of the old world and new, challenging the Spengler-Toynbee view that a number of separate civilizations pursued essentially independent careers. He argues instead that the cultures of mankind had important interrelations at every stage of their history.
Author: William H. McNeill
Title: The Rise of the West: A History of the Human Community
Edition: First Edition, second printing
Published: Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 1963
Physical Description: Hardcover; Quarto; 829p
Condition: Good condition dust jacket with edge wear, light chipping, rubbing to surfaces, and toning—in new protector. Boards and spine very clean with mild edge wear, bumping to corners, and crushing at spine ends. Binding tight and square. Pages toned.
Comments: Beautiful copy
