Civilization: Is the West History?
Niall Ferguson explains how by juxtaposing the West and 'the Rest', we can uncover the keys - the six killer applications - of Western ascendancy: the real explanation of how, for roughly five centuries, a clear minority of mankind managed to secure the lion's share of the Earth's resources.
Program 1: Competition | |||||||||||||||||
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Program 2: Science |
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Program 3: Property |
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Program 4: Medicine |
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Program 5: Consumerism |
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Program 6: Work |
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