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Civilization

The West and the Rest

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An edition of Civilization (2011)

Civilization

The West and the Rest

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What was it about the civilization of Western Europe that allowed it to trump the outwardly superior empires of the Orient? The answer, Niall Ferguson argues, was that the West developed six "killer applications"?that the Rest lacked: competition, science, democracy, medicine, consumerism and the work ethic. The key question today is whether or not the West has lost its monopoly on these six things. If so, Ferguson warns, we may be living through the end of Western ascendancy.

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World politics, International relations, Western Civilization, Hegemony, History, New York Times bestseller, nyt:hardcover_business_books=2011-12-24, Civilization, modern, Civilization, western, History, modern, East and west, Modern History, Comparative civilization, Cultuur, New York Times reviewed, Zivilisation, Überlegenheit

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Cover of: Civilization
Civilization: the six killer apps of western power
2012, Penguin Books
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Civilization: The West and the Rest
Oct 30, 2012, Penguin Books
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Cover of: Der Westen und der Rest der Welt
Der Westen und der Rest der Welt
2011-07-01, Propyläen, Propyläen Verlag
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Civilization: the west and the rest
2011, Allen Lane
in English
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Civilization: the West and the rest
2011, Penguin Press
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Source title: Civilization: The West and the Rest

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CB245.F37 2012, CB245 .F37 2012

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