The Pursuit of Power. Technology, Armed Force, and Society since A.D. 1000

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William H. McNeill
is the Robert A. Milliken Distinguished
Service Professor of History at the University of Chicago.
His many books include Venice: The Hinge of Europe, 1081–1797;
The Metamorphosis of Greece since World War II; and
The Rise of the West: A History of the Human Community,
which received the National Book Award.


The University of Chicago Press, Chicago 60637
Basil Blackwell Publisher Limited
©1982 by William H. McNeill
All rights reserved. Published 1982
Printed in the United States of America
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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

McNeill, William Hardy, 1917—
The pursuit of power.
Includes index.


  1. Military art and science—History.

  2. Military history, Medieval. 3. Military
    history, Modern. 4. World politics. I. Title.
    U37.M38 355'.02'09 81-
    ISBN 0-226-56157-7 AACR

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