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000436180 1001_ $$aMorris, Ian,$$d1960-
000436180 24510 $$aWhy the West rules-- for now :$$bthe patterns of history, and what  they reveal about the future /$$cIan Morris.
000436180 250__ $$a1st ed.
000436180 260__ $$aNew York :$$bFarrar, Straus and Giroux,$$c2010.
000436180 300__ $$axiii, 750 p. :$$bill., maps ;$$c24 cm.
000436180 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
000436180 5050_ $$aBefore East and West -- The West takes the lead -- Taking the measure of the past -- The East catches up -- Neck and neck -- Decline and fall -- The Eastern age -- Going global -- The West catches up -- The Western age -- Why the West rules ...  --  ... For now -- Appendix : On social development.
000436180 520__ $$aArchaeologist and historian Ian Morris explains that Western dominance is largely the result of the effects of geography on the everyday efforts of ordinary people as they deal with crises of resources, disease, migration, and climate.  As geography and human ingenuity continue to interact, however, the world over the next hundred years will subsequently change in astonishing ways, transforming Western rule in the process.
000436180 650_0 $$aCivilization, Western.
000436180 650_0 $$aCivilization, Modern.
000436180 650_0 $$aComparative civilization.
000436180 650_0 $$aEast and West.
000436180 85200 $$bgen$$hCB251$$i.M68$$i2010
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