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Item Information       Summary     More Content     More by this author     Ferguson, Niall.     Subjects     Civilization, Western.     World politics.     International relations -- History.     Hegemony -- History.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Ferguson, Niall.       by title:      Civilization [electr...         MARC Display

Civilization [electronic resource] : the West and the rest / Niall Ferguson. by Ferguson, Niall. New York : Penguin Press, 2011. Subjects Civilization, Western.   World politics.   International relations -- History.   Hegemony -- History. Electronic Resource http://hawaii.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=7538CEE6-3888-4E82-950F-251AB8FF8158 This title is available online; click here to access Electronic Resource http://images.contentreserve.com/ImageType-100/1523-1/{7538CEE6-3888-4E82-950F-251AB8FF8158}Img100.jpg ISBN:  9781101548028 (electronic bk.) 1101548029 (electronic bk.) 9781101547298 (electronic bk.) 1101547294 (electronic bk.) Description:  1 online resource (xxx, 402 p., [24] p. of plates) : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.), ports. (some col.), charts. Edition:  1st American ed. Contents:  Rassela'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. Requests:  0 Summary:  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.   Copy/Holding information No Item Information

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