Civilization: The West and the Rest by Ferguson, Niall
Civilization: The West and the Rest by Ferguson, Niall

Civilization: The West and the Rest

From the bestselling author of The Ascent of Money and The Square and the Tower "A dazzling...
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Author: Niall Ferguson
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Civilization: The West and the Rest by Ferguson, Niall

Civilization: The West and the Rest

$30.38
Civilization: The West and the Rest by Ferguson, Niall

Civilization: The West and the Rest

$30.38
Author: Niall Ferguson
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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From the bestselling author of The Ascent of Money and The Square and the Tower

"A dazzling history of Western ideas." --The Economist

"Mr. Ferguson tells his story with characteristic verve and an eye for the felicitous phrase." --Wall Street Journal

"[W]ritten with vitality and verve . . . a tour de force." --Boston Globe

Western civilization's rise to global dominance is the single most important historical phenomenon of the past five centuries.

How did the West overtake its Eastern rivals? And has the zenith of Western power now passed? Acclaimed historian Niall Ferguson argues that beginning in the fifteenth century, the West developed six powerful new concepts, or "killer applications"--competition, science, the rule of law, modern medicine, consumerism, and the work ethic--that the Rest lacked, allowing it to surge past all other competitors.

Yet now, Ferguson shows how the Rest have downloaded the killer apps the West once monopolized, while the West has literally lost faith in itself. Chronicling the rise and fall of empires alongside clashes (and fusions) of civilizations, Civilization: The West and the Rest recasts world history with force and wit. Boldly argued and teeming with memorable characters, this is Ferguson at his very best.

Author: Niall Ferguson
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 10/30/2012
Pages: 464
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.40w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780143122067
Audience: Young Adult

About the Author
Niall Ferguson is one of the world's most renowned historians. He is the author of Doom, Paper and Iron, The House of Rothschild, The Pity of War, The Cash Nexus, Empire, Colossus, The War of the World, The Ascent of Money, High Financier, Civilization, The Great Degeneration, Kissinger, 1923-1968: The Idealist, and The Square and the Tower. He is Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and a Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University, Beijing. His many awards include the Benjamin Franklin Prize for Public Service (2010), the Hayek Prize for Lifetime Achievement (2012) and the Ludwig Erhard Prize for Economic Journalism (2013).
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