Civilization : The West and the Rest Paperback - 2012
by Ferguson, Niall
- Used
"Civilization" is the definitive history of Western civilization's rise to global dominance--and the "killer applications" that made this improbable ascent possible: competition, science, the rule of law, consumerism, modern medicine, and the work ethic.
Description
Details
- Title Civilization : The West and the Rest
- Author Ferguson, Niall
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 464
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Publishing Group, New York
- Date 2012-10-30
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
- Bookseller's Inventory # 10240302-6
- ISBN 9780143122067 / 0143122061
- Weight 0.85 lbs (0.39 kg)
- Dimensions 8.3 x 5.4 x 1 in (21.08 x 13.72 x 2.54 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects World politics, Civilization, Western
- Dewey Decimal Code 909.098
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Summary
How did the West overtake its Eastern rivals? And has the zenith of Western power now passed? Acclaimed historian Niall Ferguson argues that beginning in the fifteenth century, the West developed six powerful new concepts, or “killer applications”—competition, science, the rule of law, modern medicine, consumerism, and the work ethic—that the Rest lacked, allowing it to surge past all other competitors.
Yet now, Ferguson shows how the Rest have downloaded the killer apps the West once monopolized, while the West has literally lost faith in itself. Chronicling the rise and fall of empires alongside clashes (and fusions) of civilizations, Civilization: The West and the Rest recasts world history with force and wit. Boldly argued and teeming with memorable characters, this is Ferguson at his very best.
