History

The Global Condition: Conquerors, Catastrophes, and Community

    Foreword by
  • J. R. McNeill

Paperback

Price:
$25.95/£22.00
ISBN:
Published:
Feb 28, 2017
Copyright:
2017
Pages:
200
Size:
5.5 x 8.5 in.
Main_subject:
History
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William H. McNeill is known for his ability to portray the grand sweep of history. The Global Condition is a classic work for understanding the grand sweep of world history in brief compass. Now with a new foreword by J. R. McNeill, this book brings together two of William Hardy McNeill’s popular short books and an essay. The Human Condition provides a provocative interpretation of history as a competition of parasites, both biological and human; The Great Frontier questions the notion of “frontier freedom” through an examination of European expansion; the concluding essay speculates on the role of catastrophe in our lives.