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 (hardcover : alk. paper) U1 - 951 PY - 2010/// CY - New York PB - Farrar, Straus and Giroux KW - Civilization, Western KW - Civilization, Modern KW - Comparative civilization KW - East and West N1 - PART I --; 1; Before East and West --; 2; The West Takes the Lead --; 3; Taking the Measure of the Past --; PART II --; 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 --; PART III --; 11; Why the West Rules ... --; 12; ...For Now ER -