History Of Western Civilization: A Handbook

Renowned historian William H. McNeil provides a brilliant narrative chronology of the development of Western civilization, representing its socio-political as well as cultural aspects. This sixth edition includes new material for the twentieth-century period and completely revised bibliographies. An invaluable tool for the study of Western civilization, the "Handbook" is an essential complement to readings in primary and secondary sources such as those in the nine-volume "University of Chicago Readings in Western Civilization,"