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Civilization
The West and the Rest
By Ferguson, Niall
- ISBN
- 978-1-59420-305-3
- Publisher
- Penguin Pr: Penguin Group (USA)
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Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2011
In the 15th century, Asia and the Middle East seemed to possess tremendous advantages in power and intellect, while the disorganized cluster of nations that made up the West lagged behind. How then did Western civilization come to dominate? According to Ferguson (The Ascent of Money), who holds professorships at Harvard, Harvard Business School, and the London School of Economics, it was six "killer applications"—competition, science, property rights, modern m...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
