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100 1 $aMorris, Ian,$d1960-
245 10 $aWhy the West rules-- for now :$bthe patterns of history, and what they reveal about the future /$cIan Morris.
260 $aToronto :$bMcClelland & Stewart,$cc2010.
300 $axiii, 750 p. :$bill., maps, port. ;$c24 cm.
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 0 $aWhy does the West rule? In this magnum opus, eminent Stanford polymath Ian Morris answers this provocative question, drawing on 50,000 years of history, archeology, and the methods of social science, to make sense of when, how, and why the paths of development differed in the East and West - and what this portends for the 21st century.
505 0 $aIntroduction -- 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 -- Gloing global -- The West catches up -- The Western age -- Part III. Why the West rules -- For now -- Appendix : On social development.
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