The global condition : conquerors, catastrophes, and community / William H. McNeill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McNeill, William Hardy, 1917-2016.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilization--History.

Civilization.

History.

Social history.

Frontier and pioneer life.

Emigration and immigration--History.

Emigration and immigration.

Physical Description:

xv, 171 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [1992]

Summary:

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.

Notes:

"This book is comprised of The great frontier, originally published by Princeton University Press in 1983; The human frontier published by Princeton University Press in 1979; and "Control and catastrophe in human affairs," published first in Daedalus"--T.p. verso.

Includes index.

ISBN:

0691086486

0691025592

OCLC:

25787648