William H. Mcneil Global History Thought

This thesis discusses the global history idea of William H. McNeill from the global perspective on the human history. The thesis consists of five parts.The introduction discusses the origin and the value of the thesis. Author summarizes current research condition about the theory of global history, and illustrates historical materials and research manner.The chapter I is the academic profile and biography of McNeill and the three most important books of McNeill, The Rise of the West, Plagues and Peoples, and The Pursuit of Power.The chapter II introduces the periodization of McNeill's global historiography, and discusses the global history perspective of McNeill from three significant visual angles, the diffusion of technology, the migration of nomadic people, and the expansion of three major religious thought.The chapter III explained the global history system of McNeill from the theory of"ecumene".The conclusion part criticizes the idea of global history of McNeill, affirming the significance of it on the research of the global history and the cross-cultures studies subsequent of him.