Renowned historian William H. McNeil 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
civilization, the Handbook is an essential complement to readings in
primary and secondary sources such as those in the nine-volume
University of Chicago Readings in Western Civilization.