Civilization : the West and the rest / Niall Ferguson.
A history of Western civilization's rise to global dominance offers insight into the development of such concepts as competition, modern medicine, and the work ethic, arguing that Western dominance is being lost to cultures who are more productively utilizing Western techniques.
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- ISBN: 9781594203053
- ISBN: 1594203059
- Physical Description: xxx, 402 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
- Edition: First American edition
- Publisher: New York : Penguin Press, 2011.
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- Includes bibliographical references (pages 348-378) and index.
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A history of Western civilization's rise to global dominance offers insight into the development of such concepts as competition, modern medicine, and the work ethic, arguing that Western dominance is being lost to cultures who are more productively utilizing Western techniques.
