Civilization : the West and the rest
Title:
Civilization : the West and the rest
Author:
Ferguson, Niall.
ISBN:
9781594203053
Personal Author:
Edition:
1st American ed.
Publication Information:
New York : Penguin Press, 2011.
Physical Description:
xxx, 401 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm.
Abstract:
A history of Western civilization's rise to global dominance offers insight into the development of such concepts as competition, modern medicine, and the work ethic, arguing that Western dominance is being lost to cultures who are more productively utilizing Western techniques.
