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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
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Year
2010
ISBN
9780374290023, 9780312611699, 0312611692, 0374290024, 9781846682087, 1846682088
Language
english
Format
AZW3
Filesize
5 MB (5736376 bytes)
Edition
1st ed
Pages
xiii, 750 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
15.50 general world history; history of great partcivilizations: general;CivilizationModern;CivilizationpeoplesWestern;Comparative civilization;East and West;Heg

Description

Before East and West -- The West takes the lead -- Taking the measure of the past -- The East catches up -- Neck and neck -- Decline and fall -- The Eastern age -- Going global -- The West catches up -- The Western age -- Why the West rules ... -- ... For now -- Appendix : On social development.;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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