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Why the West rules-- for now : the patterns of history, and what they reveal about the future

By Morris , Ian

Book information

Publisher
Straus and Giroux, Profile Books;Farrar
Year
2010
ISBN
9780312611699, 0312611692, 9780374290023, 0374290024
DOI
10.1029/2003JD003787
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
3 MB (3059527 bytes)
Edition
1st ed
Pages
750\0
Time added
2015-12-23 22:00:00
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Description

Archaeologist and historian Ian Morris explains that Western dominance is largely the result of the effects of geography on the everyday efforts of ordinary people as they deal with crises of resources, disease, migration, and climate. As geography and human ingenuity continue to interact, however, the world over the next hundred years will subsequently change in astonishing ways, transforming Western rule in the process. Read more... Abstract: Archaeologist and historian Ian Morris explains that Western dominance is largely the result of the effects of geography on the everyday efforts of ordinary people as they deal with crises of resources, disease, migration, and climate. As geography and human ingenuity continue to interact, however, the world over the next hundred years will subsequently change in astonishing ways, transforming Western rule in the process

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