Civilization The West And The Rest 918

Civilization: The West And The Rest 918

Western civilizations rise to global dominance is the single most important historical phenomenon of the past five centuries How did the West overtake its Eastern rivals?

While Niall Ferguson's new book, Civilization: The West and the Rest, is mostly about the past, it true importance is what it says about our future.

For the past five centuries, Western power has prevailed around the world. What led the West to be so influential? More and more people eat Western food, experience Western art, rely on

The elevator pitch for Niall Fergusons Civilization: The West and the Rest is simple: Western civilization has risen to dominate world affairs over the last five hundred years, a record

And theres much to dislike in Fergusons book, Civilization: The West and the Rest, . writer would claim that the reign of Western civilization was . 95ec0d2f82