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The Pursuit of Truth. A Historian's Memoir.
McNeill, Former Professor Of History William H (University Of Chicago University Of Chicago, Emeritus, And Past President Of The American Historical
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Num Pages: 189 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
William H. McNeill's seminal book The Rise of the West: A History of the Human Community (1963) received the National Book Award in 1964 and was named one of the 100 best nonfiction books of the twentieth century by the Modern Library. From his post at the University of Chicago, McNeill became the first contemporary North American historian to write world history in the light of anthropological, epidemiological, and technological ideas. A candid, intellectual memoir from one of the most famous and influential historians of our era, The Pursuit of Truth maps the life and career of a man who ... Read more
William H. McNeill's seminal book The Rise of the West: A History of the Human Community (1963) received the National Book Award in 1964 and was named one of the 100 best nonfiction books of the twentieth century by the Modern Library. From his post at the University of Chicago, McNeill became the first contemporary North American historian to write world history in the light of anthropological, epidemiological, and technological ideas. A candid, intellectual memoir from one of the most famous and influential historians of our era, The Pursuit of Truth maps the life and career of a man who ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
197
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813123455
SKU
V9780813123455
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