Why the West rules-- for now: the patterns of history, and what they reveal about the future /
Morris, Ian, 1960-
Why the West rules-- for now: the patterns of history, and what they reveal about the future / Ian Morris. - 1st ed. - Great Britain : Profile Books 2010. - xiii, 750 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.; Hard Bound
Gratis $ 25.00/-
Includes bibliographical references (p. [679]-723) and index.
1. Before East and West
2. The West takes the lead
3. Taking the measure of the past
4. The East catches up
5. Neck and neck
6. Decline and fall
7. The Eastern age
8. Going global
9. The West catches up
10. The Western age
11. Why the West rules ...
12. ... 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.
9781846681479
Civilization, Western.
Civilization, Modern.
Comparative civilization.
East and West.
909.09821 MOR
Why the West rules-- for now: the patterns of history, and what they reveal about the future / Ian Morris. - 1st ed. - Great Britain : Profile Books 2010. - xiii, 750 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.; Hard Bound
Gratis $ 25.00/-
Includes bibliographical references (p. [679]-723) and index.
1. Before East and West
2. The West takes the lead
3. Taking the measure of the past
4. The East catches up
5. Neck and neck
6. Decline and fall
7. The Eastern age
8. Going global
9. The West catches up
10. The Western age
11. Why the West rules ...
12. ... 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.
9781846681479
Civilization, Western.
Civilization, Modern.
Comparative civilization.
East and West.
909.09821 MOR