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Civilization: The West and the Rest by Niall Ferguson

Civilization: The West and the Rest

Niall Ferguson
402 pages
Penguin Press
Nov 2011
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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.
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