TY  - BOOK
AU  - Morris,Ian
TI  - Why the West rules-- for now: the patterns of history, and what  they reveal about the future
SN  - 9781846681479
U1  - 909.09821 MOR 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Great Britain
PB  - Profile Books
KW  - Civilization, Western
KW  - Civilization, Modern
KW  - Comparative civilization
KW  - East and West
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -