An invaluable tool for the study of western civilization, the handbook is an essential complement. Reviewed by robbins burling, university of michigait when i first read the title of this book, i imagined that it was by one of those his. Other articles where the rise of the west is discussed. Mcneill the rise of the west after twentyfive years. Goal 4 the rise of the west and populism flashcards. Mcneill the rise of the west explores human history in terms of the effect of different world civilizations on one another. Mcneill 98 followers aka william hardy mcneill was a historian and author, noted for his argument that contact and exchange among civilizations is what drives human history forward, first postulated in the rise of the west 1963.
Mcneills most notable work, the rise of the west 1963, traces the rise, development, and interrelationships of civilizations through 5,000 years of recorded history. Plagues and peoples considers the influence of infectious diseases on the course of history, and mcneill pays special attention to the black death of the th and 14th centuries, which killed millions. Mcneills book the rise of the west 1963 is the only true world history ever written and is perhaps the outstanding historical study of. Mcneill explains how he came to be a world historian and, as the author of many wellknown books, the grandfather of modern world history and global education. He has a special talent for relating in meaningful ways the patterns of the great civilizations, their borrowings, their conflicts, and their contributions to global history. Well, when i wrote the rise of the west i thought in terms of separate civilizations, each with its own sphere of influence. Dealing equally with eastern as well as western civilizations and discussing developments in africa, oceania, and precolumbian america, mcneill. Mcneill s book the rise of the west 1963 is the only true world history ever written and is perhaps the outstanding historical study of the past generation.
Winner of the national book award in history and biography in 1964, it is surely one of the most scholarly and exciting histories of our times. Journal of world history, v1 n1 p121 spr 1990 examines the book, the rise of the west. Historians approach their subject from the moving platform of their own times, with the result that the past changes. Mcneill, a prizewinning historian who wove the stories of civilizations into the landmark the rise of the west and helped. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Mcneill assumes decent familiarity with western history, which allows describing underrated matters. In it, mcneill challenges the spenglertoynbee view that a. Nov 14, 2008 when he penciled the first lines of the rise of the west, elvis presley was an anonymous teen in memphis and barely one in 10 americans had a tv set. The reader expecting something dramatically new in mcneills a world history will be. The rise of the west after twentyfive years civilizations and worldsystems. I remember in graduate school recoiling when i first read mcneills rise of the west, but it was really passed off as a world history textbook. Duchesne the rise of the west 57 at univ of new brunswick on august 23, 2015 rrp. The rise of the west explores human history in terms of the effect of different world civilizations on one another.
Contends that the book was influenced by the particular historical and political circumstances of its time. What is modernization theory and how does it fit into the rise of the west. Mcneill is published by university of chicago press. The rise of the west background in europe some the first evidence of humans are rudimentary cave paintings in chauvet cave in southern france around 35,000 years ago. Mcneill s version of world history, to me, is one of continual human interaction.
I the 1963 publication of william mcneills the rise of the west was a great step forward for global historiography. Click download or read online button to get the rise book now. The first and most obvious point to make is that the meaning of the west is a function of who is using the word. Mcneills most notable work, the rise of the west 1963, traces the rise. Mcneill, in full william hardy mcneill, born october 31, 1917, vancouver, british columbia, canadadied july 8, 2016, torrington, connecticut, u. Dealing equally with eastern as well as western civilizations and discussing developments in africa, oceania, and precolumbian. Mcneills the rise of the west is perhaps the most lucid and intelligent onevolume presentation of world history in narrative form ever written. Mcneill, first published in 1963 and enlarged with a retrospective preface in 1991. Doc the rise of the west mcneill colin mcnaull academia. Mcneil1 t he subject today is the meaning of the west in the sense of western civilization. National book award in history and biography in 1964. William hardy mcneill october 31, 1917 july 8, 2016 was a historian and author, noted for his argument that contact and exchange among civilizations is what drives human history forward, first postulated in the rise of the west 1963. Jul 30, 2009 the rise of the west, winner of the national book award for history in 1964, is famous for its ambitious scope and intellectual rigor.
In it, mcneill challenges the spenglertoynbee view that a number of separate civilizations pursued essentially independent careers, and argues instead that human cultures interacted at every stage of their history. The rise of the west, winner of the national book award for history in 1964, is famous for its ambitious scope and intellectual rigor. Eric ej407703 the rise of the west after twentyfive. Here after the rise of the west will be designated in the notes as rw. Start studying goal 4 the rise of the west and populism. How do world historians like mcneill explain the changes in their interpretations of history. Downloaded from gain of close to 80 percent in cultivated acreage in the fifty years after napoleon.
Western civ in world politics what we mean by the west by william h. A history of the human community is a book by university of chicago historian william h. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Mcneill, a prizewinning historian who wove the stories of civilizations into the landmark the rise of the west and helped pioneer the history of disease and epidemics in. Mcneil provides a brilliant narrative chronology of the development of western civilization, representing its sociopolitical as well as cultural aspects. Zorich people progressed from this into small towns and the beginnings of governments formed around the coast of the mediterranean. Title the rise of the west after twentyfive years created date. Mcneill s most notable work, the rise of the west 1963, traces the rise, development, and interrelationships of civilizations through 5,000 years of recorded history. Should the rise of the west be understood as the logical outcome of progressive developments. And then interacting, overlapping zones, and movement of ideas back and forth, of technologies back and forth, and skills and organization back and forth. Though there are times when the paths have closed, the interchange begins again once the old road or new roads are discovered.
An invaluable tool for the study of western civilization, the handbook is an. And then interacting, overlapping zones, and movement of ideas back and forth, of technologies back. A history of the human communityi october 8, 2014 by isi archive view pdf. A history of the human community is a book by university of chicago. The first and most obvious point to make is that the meaning of the west is a function of who is. The rise of the west new york times the rise of the west. A history of the human community, 25 years after its publication. Western civ in world politics what we mean by the west. This sixth edition includes new material for the twentiethcentury period and completely revised bibliographies. When he penciled the first lines of the rise of the west, elvis presley was an anonymous teen in memphis and barely one in 10 americans had a tv set.
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