History of Western Civilization

Concise, comprehensive information to give readers a sense of the sweep and continuity of Western history—from the National Book Award-winning author. Renowned historian William H. McNeill 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 civili