The rise of the west
by McNeill, William L. frey50
Published by : The University of Chicago Press (Chicago, Ill) , 1963 Physical details: 829 p.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| 900 - 999 | 901.9 McN (Browse shelf) | Available | 30629 |
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| 901 Spe Decline of the West | 901.9 Las The last two million years | 901.9 Lig The Light of the Past | 901.9 McN The rise of the west | 901.91 Bib Four thousand years ago | 901.91 Dur The lessons of history | 901.941 Tuc The proud tower: |
Includes Index
829 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm Contents: pt. 1. The era of Middle Eastern dominance to 500 B.C. In the beginning -- The breakthrough to civilization in Mesopotamia -- The diffusion of civilization : first phase -- The rise of a cosmopolitan civilization in the Middle East, 1700-500 B.C. -- The formation of peripheral civilizations in India, Greece, and China, 1700-500 B.C. -- pt. 2. Eurasian cultural balance, 500 B.C.-1500 A.D. The expansion of Hellenism, 500-146 B.C. -- Closure of the Eurasian Ecumene, 500 B.C. -- 200 B.C. -- Barbarian onslaught and civilized response, 200-600 A.D. -- The resurgence of the Middle East, 600-1000 A.D. -- Steppe conquerors and the European Far West, 1000-1500 A.D. -- pt. 3. The era of Western dominance, 1500-A.D. to the present. The Far West's challenge to the world, 1500-1700 A.D. -- The tottering world balance, 1700-1850 A.D. -- The rise of the West : cosmopolitanism on a global scale, 1850-1950 A.D.