Morris, Ian,

Why the West rules--for now: the patterns of history, and what they reveal about the future/ Ian Morris. - New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010. - xiii, 750 p. : 24 cm.

PART I -- Before East and West -- The West Takes the Lead -- Taking the Measure of the Past -- PART II -- The East Catches Up -- Neck and Neck -- Decline and Fall -- The Eastern Age -- Going Global -- The West Catches Up -- The Western Age -- PART III -- Why the West Rules ... -- ...For Now. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

9781846681479 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781847652942 (hardcover : alk. paper)


Civilization, Western.
Civilization, Modern.
Comparative civilization.
East and West.

951 / MOR/W