The pursuit of truth [[electronic resource] ] : a historian's memoir / / William H. McNeill

• Autore: McNeill William Hardy <1917->
• Pubblicazione: Lexington, Ky., : University Press of Kentucky, c2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (207 p.)
• Disciplina: 907/.2/02; B
• Soggetto topico: Historians - Canada
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-166) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: From childhood to World War II, 1917-1941 -- From basic training to the rise of the West, 1941-1963 -- From the rise of the West to plagues and peoples, 1963-1976 -- From plagues and peoples to retirement, 1976-1987 -- Retirement in Colebrook, 1987-.
• Sommario/riassunto: William H. McNeill's seminal book The Rise of the West: A History of the Human Community (1963) received the National Book Award in 1964 and was named one of the 100 best nonfiction books of the twentieth century by the Modern Library. From his post at the University of Chicago, McNeill became the first contemporary North American historian to write world history in the light of anthropological, epidemiological, and technological ideas. A candid, intellectual memoir from one of the most famous and influential historians of our era, The Pursuit of Truth maps the life and career of a man who
• Titolo autorizzato: The pursuit of truth
• ISBN: 1-283-23301-0; 9786613233011; 0-8131-7204-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910777532403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II