Civilization : the West and the rest
Ferguson, Niall2018
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In 1412, Europe was a miserable backwater ravaged by plague, bad sanitation and incessant war, while the Orient was home to dazzling civilisations. Yet, somehow, the West came to dominate the Rest for most of the next half millennium. In this 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, [2018]
Collation:
xxx, 402 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: London: Allen Lane, 2011.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
Awards:
Estoril Global Issues Distinguished Book Prize 2013
ISBN:
9780141987934 (pbk)
Dewey class:
909.09821909.0982
LC class:
CB245
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2289034