Civilization : the West and the rest
Ferguson, Niall2012
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Total copies: 2
In 1412, Europe was a miserable backwater ravaged by plague, bad sanitation and incessant war, while the Orient was home to dazzling civilizations. Yet, somehow, the West came to dominate the Rest for most of the next half millennium. In this vital, brilliant book, Niall Ferguson reveals the six 'killer applications' that the Rest lacked: competition, science, property rights, medicine, consumerism and the work ethic. And he asks: do we still have these winning tools? Or is this the end of Western ascendancy?
Main title:
Civilization : the West and the rest / Niall Ferguson
Author:
Ferguson, Niall, author
Imprint:
[London] : Penguin Books, 2012.©2011
Collation:
xxx, 402 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), facsimiles, maps, music, portraits ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780141987934 (paperback)0141987936 (paperback)
Dewey class:
909.09821909.08909
Language:
English
BRN:
597705