A History of Western Society, Since 1300

Author Biographies

John P. McKay, Professor of History at the University of Illinois, received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1968. Author of three books, he won the Herbert Baxter Adams Award from the American Historical Association with his Pioneers for Profit. He is a Senior Fulbright Fellow and recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship.

Bennett D. Hill, formerly Chairman and Professor of History at the University of Illinois, received his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1963. He has taught at the University of Maryland and is now a visting Professor at Georgetown University. He has published two books and many journal articles.

John Buckler, Professor of History at the University of Illinois, earned his doctorate at Harvard University in 1973. He has published numerous journal articles and written a monograph, The Theban Hegemony, published by the Harvard University Press.




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