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The Rise of the West: A History of the Human Community
The Rise of the West A History of the Human Community Author:W.H. McNeill "The Rise of the West" is the most lucid presentation of world history in narrative form that I know. While the story leads up to the predominance of the West in the modern age, it also takes full account of the expansion of civilization eastwards, as well as westwards, from its birthplace in the Fertile Crescent. I am sure that anyone who rea... more »ds this book will gain from it a greater insight into the long and complicated historical process that has resulted in the world in which we are living today.--Arnold Toynbee« less