The Rise of the West by W.H. McNeill. A History of the Human Community. Vintage paperback published in 1965 by New American Library, A Mentor Book. Stated first printing. WORLD HISTORY. Very good pre-owned condition; light cover wear, binding secure, no handwriting. Illustrated.
It explores world history in terms of the effect different old world civilizations had on one another, and especially the deep influence of Western Civilization on the rest of the world in the past 500 years. He argues that societal contact with foreign civilizations is the primary force in driving historical change. In 1964 it won the National Book Award in History and Biography.
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