The Historical Process: The Views of Jared Diamond, William McNeill, and Hans Zinsser

People have several possible choices when explaining the progress of human society to the present state, more broadly to the general historical process. However, the three most persuasive views are attributed to Jared Diamond, William McNeill, Hans Zinsser. Although each offers a unique model of how each understands opportunities and how history explains evolution, they all take a totally different approach. Diamonds suggest that everything can be explained by simple laws and principles, there is no alternative in history.

In this book, "William H. McNeill, New York Review of Books" believes that geography and environmental factors will shape the modern world. The leading society in food production adventures to overcome the hunting - gathering phase, develop religion - and annoying bacteria and powerful war weapons - and conquer and destroy spiritual culture on the sea and land I will. A major advance in our understanding of human society, guns, bacteria and steel documented the way the modern world is formed and dramatically destroyed the theory of human history based human history. Pulitzer Prize, Phi Beta Kappa Science Award, Rhône Poulenc Award, California State Federal Club Gold Award

Emphasizing the four old world civilizations of the well-known volume of William McNeil's history in the Middle East, India, China and Europe, especially on their temporal interactions and the impact of recent archaeological discoveries on historical scholarship I am focusing. The fascinating information story covers all aspects of civilization, including geography, communication, technology and art development, and provides extensive coverage of the modern era.

At William Zinsser's article "University Stress", he discusses the pressure of university students who faced the latter half of the 1970s. Zinsser focuses on four major stresses including economics, parents, colleagues, and voluntary pressure. Zinsser believes that these college students are exposed to very high pressure, but also need to be aware that there is no "right" approach to success, and there is no need to plan careers in advance there is. I agree that Zinsser believes that there are these four pressures, but I think there are new and different pressures today as well.