Bibliograph

Why the West rules--for now, the patterns of history, and what they reveal about the future, Ian Morris

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Why the West rules--for now, the patterns of history, and what they reveal about the future, Ian Morris

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Why the West rules--for now

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

531718733

Responsibility statement

Ian Morris

Sub title

the patterns of history, and what they reveal about the future

Summary

Archaeologist and historian Ian Morris explains that Western dominance is largely the result of the effects of geography on the everyday efforts of ordinary people as they deal with crises of resources, disease, migration, and climate. As geography and human ingenuity continue to interact, however, the world over the next hundred years will subsequently change in astonishing ways, transforming Western rule in the process

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