William H McNeill

William H. McNeill is the Robert A. Millikan Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Chicago, USA. His many books include Plagues and Peoples, Venice: The Hinge of Europe 1081-1797, The Rise of the West: A History of the Human Community, which received the National Book Award, Mythistory and Other Essays, History of Western Civilization: A Handbook, and The Pursuit of Power: Technology, Armed Force, and Society since A.D. 1000.

William H. McNeill is the Robert A. Millikan Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Chicago, USA. His many books include Plagues and Peoples, Venice: The Hinge of Europe 1081-1797, The Rise of the West: A History of the Human Community, which received the National Book Award, Mythistory and Other Essays, History of Western Civilization: A Handbook, and The Pursuit of Power: Technology, Armed Force, and Society since A.D. 1000. See less