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Why the West rules-- for now: the patterns of history, and what they reveal about the future / Ian Morris.

By:

Morris, Ian, 1960-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Great Britain : Profile Books 2010.Edition: 1st edDescription: xiii, 750 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.; Hard BoundISBN:

9781846681479

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

909.09821 MOR 22

Contents:

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.

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	H.T. Parekh Library	SIAS Collection	909.09821 MOR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		K2555
Books	H.T. Parekh Library	SIAS Collection	909.09821 MOR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		K2396

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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.

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