A World History

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ISBN: 9780195116168 | 019511616X
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Copyright: 10/29/1998

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Global in scope, William McNeill's widely acclaimed one-volume history emphasizes the four Old World civilizations of the Middle East, India, China, and Europe, paying particular attention to their interaction across time as well as the impact on historical scholarship in light of the mostrecent archaeological discoveries. The engaging and informative narrative touches on all aspects of civilization, including geography, communication, and technological and artistic developments, and provides extensive coverage of the modern era. This new edition includes a thoroughly updatedbibliographic essay and a new discussion of the most significant events in world history and civilization since 1976.

Preface to the Fourth Edition

XIII

(2)

Preface

PART I Emergence and Definition of the Major Old World Civilizations to 500 B.C.

(126)

1 In the Beginning

(15)

2 Diffusion of Civilization: First Phase to 1700 B.C.

(26)

3 Cosmopolitanism in the Middle East 1700-500 B.C.

(28)

4 The Definition of Indian Civilization to 500 B.C.

(13)

5 The Definition of Greek Civilization to 500 B.C.

(13)

6 The Definition of Chinese Civilization to 500 B.C.

102

(11)

7 Changes in the Barbarian World 1700-500 B.C.

113

(14)

Bibliographical Essay, Part I

120

(7)

PART II Equilibrium Among the Civilizations 500 B.C.--A.D. 1500

127

(166)

8 The Flowering of Greek Civilization 500-336 B.C.

133

(16)

9 The Spread of Hellenistic Civilization 500 B.C.--A.D. 200

149

(17)

10 Asia 500 B.C.--A.D. 200

166

(14)

11 The Flowering and Expansion of Indian Civilization A.D. 200-600

180

(14)

12 Barbarian Invasions and Civilized Response A.D. 200-600

194

(16)

13 The Rise of Islam

210

(11)

14 China, India, and Europe A.D. 600-1000

221

(18)

15 The Impact of Turkish and Mongol Conquests 1000-1500

239

(17)

16 Medieval Europe and Japan 1000-1500

256

(17)

17 The Fringes of the Civilized World to 1500

273

(20)

Bibliographical Essay, Part II

283

(10)

PART III The Dominance of the West

293

(118)

18 The Great Discoveries and Their World-Wide Consequences

301

(8)

19 Europe's Self-Transformation 1500-1648

309

(18)

20 Europe's Outliers: Russia and the Americas 1500-1648

327

(10)

21 The Realm of Islam, with Its Hindu and Christian Subject Communities 1500-1700

337

(14)

22 The Far East 1500-1700

351

(8)

23 The Old Regime in Europe 1648-1789

359

(18)

24 The Americas and Russia 1648-1789

377

(12)

25 Asian Reactions to Europe's Old Regime 1700-1850

389

(22)

Bibliographical Essay, Part III

405

(6)

PART IV The Onset of Global Cosmopolitanism

411

(150)

26 The Transformation of Western Civilization by the Industrial and Democratic Revolutions 1789-1914

417

(24)

27 Asian Reactions to Industrialism and Democracy 1850-1945

441

(27)

28 Africa and Oceania 1850-1945

468

(22)

29 The Western World 1914-1945

490

(26)

30 Global Rivalries and Cosmopolitanism Since 1945

516

(45)

Bibliographical Essay, Part IV

553

(8)

Index

561

TEXT MAPS

Early Mesopotamia

Emergence of Pastoralism c. 3000 B.C.

Ancient Egypt

Ancient Indus Sites

Transition to Rain-Watered lands

Charioteers' Expansion 1700-1400 B.C.

Ancient Middle East c. 1200 B.C.

The Cavalry Revolution 800-500 B.C.

Hebrew Palestine

Ancient Greek World

Ancient China 500-300 B.C.

108

Athenian Empire c. 432 B.C.

136

Growth of the Roman Empire

159

Mauryan Empire

167

Unification of China

169

Central Asian Empires c. A.D. 400

182

Greater India A.D. 400-600

189

Justinian's Empire c. 565

199

Restoration of China's Unity

201

Rise of Islam 622-733

212

Carolingians 800-900

233

European Counter-Offensive 1000-1100

235

Moslem Domination of Orthodox Christendom to 1453

252

Expansion of Medieval Europe to c. 1492

258

Africa c. 1500

276

Amerindian Civilization c. 1500

281

Reforpation and Counter-Reformation

322

Empires of Asia c. 1600-1700

339

Tokugawa Japan from 1603

357

Europe 1648-1789

362

Colonial America c. 1789

380

Russia in 1795

387

British Acquisition of India

394

Europe Under Napoleon 1799-1812

430

Realm of Islam Since 1850

448

European Penetration of Africa to 1914

477

European Penetration of the Pacific 1740-1914

488

World War II in Europe 1941-1945

505

Far East and Pacific 1941-1945

507

The Cold War in Europe--1970

519

New Nations Since 1945

522-23

Europe, after the Cold War, 1991

536

CHRONOLOGICAL CHARTS

From the Beginning to 100 B.C.

From 500 B.C. to A.D. 1500

130-31

From A.D. 1400 to the Present

296-97

LIST OF PLATES

The Development of Greek Sculpture BETWEEN PAGES 176 AND 177

1: Stele of Aristion

2: Poseidon

3: Head of the Athena Lemnia

4: Portrait of an Unknown Roman

5: Portrait of a Roman Lady

6: Crowned Female Head

7: Bust of Marcus Aurelius

8: Portrait of Eutropus

The Radiation and Transformation of Greek Sculpture BETWEEN PAGES 176 AND 177

9: Helvetian Head from Aventicum

10: (a) Athena or Roma

(b) Buddha from Lahore

11: (a) Buddha from Shensi

(b) Buddha from Honan

12: Siddharta Fasting

13: Didarganj Yakshi

The Development and Radiation of Indian Architecture BETWEEN PAGES 176 AND 177

14: Temple No. XVII, Sanchi

15: Malegitti Sivalaya Temple, Badam

16: Parasuramesvara Temple, Bhuvanesvara

BETWEEN PAGES 274 AND 275

17: Muktesvara Temple, Bhuvanesvara

18: Muktesvara Temple, sighara, Bhuvanesvara, detail

19: Woman with a mirror, Bhuvanesvara or Khajuraho

20: View of the Great Temple Compound, Bhuvanesvara

21: Candi Puntadeva, Dieng Plateau, Java

22: Stupa, near Kathmandu, Nepal

23: The Temple of Shiva, Lara-Djonggrang, Prmbanan

24: Angkor Wat, Cambodia

Chinese, Mongol, Persian, and Mughal Painting BETWEEN PAGES 274 AND 275

25: Ma Yuan, Two Sages and an Attendant Under a Spreading Plum Tree

26: Ma Fen (attributed), The Hundred Geese

27: (a) Liang K'ai, The Poet Li T'ai-po

(b) Mu Ch'i, Persimmons

28: Tung Yuan, Clear Weather in the Valley

29: Bihzad, King Darius Reproved by His Herdsman

30: Serpent

31: Illustration from the Romance of Amir Hamzah

32: Prince Dara Shikuh and His Son

European Art and Society BETWEEN PAGES 372 AND 373

33: Christ Pancrator

34: Giotto, The Resurrection of Lazarus

35: Piero della Francesca, Resurrection of Christ

36: Durer, Self-Portrait

37: Durer, Knight, Death, and the Devil

38: St. Nicholas the Wonder Worker

39: El Greco, St. Jerome

40: Rembrandt, Syndics of the Cloth Guild

41: Perronneau, Madame de Sorquainville

42: David, Une Maraichere

43: Goya, The Third of May, 1808

44: Daumier, The Third-Class Carriage

45: (a) Sargent, Asher Wertheimer

(b) Sargent, Mrs. Asher Wertheimer

46: Shahn, Liberation

47: Miro, Person Throwing a Stone at a Bird

48: Moore, Nuclear Energy

Architecture in the Industrial Era BETWEEN PAGES 472 AND 473

49: (a) Theatre de l'Opera, Paris. Charles Garnier

(b) The Houses of Parliament, London. Sir Charles Barry

50: The Crystal Palace, London. Joseph Paxton

51: (a) GUM, Moscow

(b) Carson Pirie Scott & Co., Chicago. Louis Sullivan

52: Wainwright Building, St. Louis. Louis Sullivan

53: Woolworth Building, New York. Cass Gilbert

54: Bauhaus, Dessau. Walter Gropius

55: Johnson Wax Research Tower, Racine, Wisconsin. Frank Lloyd Wright

56: Interior Department, Washington, D.C.

57: (a) Moscow State University

(b) Luitpold Hall, Nuremberg. Albert Speer

58: Seagram Building, New York. Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe and Philip Johnson

59: (a) Kalinin Prospect, Moscow

(b) The Congress, Brasilia. Oscar Niemeyer

60: (a) United States Pavilion, Expo '67, Montreal. Buckminster Fuller

(b) Palace of the Assembly, Chandigarh, India. Le Corbusier

61: TWA Terminal Building, New York. Eero Saarinen

62: (a) National Gymnasium, Tokyo. Kenzo Tange

(b) Museum of Anthropology, Mexico. Pedro Ramirez Vazquez

63: Housing, Djennan-el-Hassan, Algeria. Roland Simounet

64: Midtown Manhattan, New York

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