William H. McNeill is known for his ability to portray the grand
sweep of history. Now two of his popular books and an essay
previously unavailable in book form are brought together in this
new paperback edition. In The Human Condition McNeill provides a
provocative interpretation of history as a competition of
parasites, both biological and human. In The Great Frontier he
questions the notion of "frontier freedom" through an examination
of European expansion. The concluding essay speculates on the role
of catastrophe in our lives. About The Human Condition: "A
remarkable tour de force . . . . An elegant, intelligent and
scholarly essay."--J. H. Hexter, The New York Times Book Review "A
brilliant new interpretation of world history."--David Graber, The
Los Angeles Times Book Review About The Great Frontier: There is
virtually no one in the profession who can match McNeill as a
synthesizer--or, for that matter, as an interdisciplinary
historian. . . . There is more insight in this volume than in
others of double or triple the length."--David Courtwright, Journal
of Interdisciplinary History
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