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050	0	0	_aCB245 _b.F37 2011
090			_aCB 245 .F37 2011
100	1		_aFerguson, Niall. _9107221
245	1	0	_aCivilization : _bthe West and the rest / _cNiall Ferguson.
250			_a1st American ed.
260			_aNew York : _bPenguin Press, _c2011.
300			_axxx, 401 p. : _bill. (some col.), maps ; _c24 cm.
336			_2rdacontent _atext _btxt
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated _bn
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume _bnc
520			_aA 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.
505	0		_aRassela'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.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 348-378) and index.
650		0	_aCivilization, Western. _9107225
650		0	_aWorld politics. _9107228
650		0	_aInternational relations _xHistory. _9107232
650		0	_aHegemony _xHistory. _9107235
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