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The Global Condition - Conquerors Catastrophes and Community - cover

The Global Condition - Conquerors Catastrophes and Community

William Hardy McNeill

Editorial: Princeton University Press

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Sinopsis

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.
Disponible desde: 28/02/2017.
Longitud de impresión: 184 páginas.

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