The Human Web: A Bird's-Eye View of World History
by Robert McNeill, William H. McNeill
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Author: Robert McNeill, William H. McNeillEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-12-17
ISBN: 0393925684
Number of pages: 368
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Book Review: A refreshing and exceptional overview of world history
Summary: 5 Stars
If you need to try to survive from our history by reading only one book, here's one of the better, perhaps even the best, alternative. I'm a student of history myself, and I can only say that, due to my experience, it's very difficult to beat J.R. and William McNeill. The task of creating a general view from the whole world history is very difficult, but the McNeills have managed extremely well and written this very readable and colorful analysis of our history. This is a rare success book with challenging thoughts not just for students and advanced historians, but also for any literate blue-collar lad, waitress or "hockey-mom".
When Human Web was translated into Finnish (in 2005), immediately four main history and social science departments took it as their entrance examinations book. And not just the schools of history in Turku and Tampere and the subject of social and economical history in Helsinki, but also the Finland's most respected school for world politics in Helsinki had it as their main entrance examination book - and most of them still have.
Human Web is a book written with an impressing academical knowledge on a very clear and readable way avoiding any frustrating jargon. All this makes it a very pleasant, refreshing and exceptional reading experience for anyone.
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