| Description |
1 online resource (xxx, 402 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color), portraits (some color), charts. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Rassela's Question -- Competition -- Two Rivers -- The Eunuch and the Unicorn -- The Spice Race -- The Mediocre Kingdom -- Science -- The Siege -- Micrographia -- Osman and Fritz -- Tanzimat Tours -- From Istanbul to Jerusalem -- Property -- New Worlds -- Land of the Free -- American Revolutions -- The Fate of the Gullahs -- Medicine -- Burke's Prophecy -- The Juggernaut of War -- Medecins Sans Frontieres -- The Skulls of Shark Island -- Black Shame -- Consumption -- The Birth of the Consumer Society -- Turning Western -- Ragtime to Riches -- The Jeans Genie -- Pyjamas and Scarves -- Work -- Work Ethic and Work Ethic -- Get your Kicks -- The Chinese Jerusalem -- Lands of Unbelief -- The End of Days? -- Conclusion: The Rivals. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Subject |
Civilization, Western.
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World politics.
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International relations -- History.
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Hegemony -- History.
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| Genre |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ferguson, Niall. Civilization : the West and the rest. 1st American ed. New York : Penguin Press, 2011 9781594203053 (DLC) 2011023390 (OCoLC)707969111 |
| ISBN |
9781101548028 (electronic bk.) |
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1101548029 (electronic bk.) |
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9781101547298 (electronic bk.) |
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1101547294 (electronic bk.) |
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