Why the West Rules—For Now: The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal about the Future by Ian Morris

Why the West Rules—For Now: The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal about the Future

Ian Morris

681 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction economics history politics challenging informative slow-paced
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A New York Times Notable Book for 2011 Sometime around 1750, English entrepreneurs unleashed the astounding energies of steam and coal, and the world was forever changed. The emergence of factories, railroads, and gunboats propelled the West’s ris...

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