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& The answer, Niall Ferguson argues, was that the West developed six 'killerapplications' that the Rest lacked: competition, science, democracy, medicine, ...
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independent published on Sat, 19 May 2012
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A Good Run
This is a difficult time in which to present an account — and what amounts to a defense — of the West’s rise to pre-eminence and its unequaled influence in shaping the world today. The West is on the defensive, challenged economically by the ascent o ... (read full critics)
nytimes published on Sun, 27 Nov 2011
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- English Books
- Others 432 Pages
- ISBN-10: 1846142733
- ISBN-13: 9781846142734
- Publisher: Lane, Allen
- Pub date: Feb 28, 2011
- Also available as: eBook
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Civilization, By Niall Ferguson
Written by a historian lauded in The Times as "the most brilliant of his generation", this defence of Western civilisation contrives to be off-puttingly trendy in its sub-title ("The Six Killer Apps of Western Power") and starchy in its preface (two ... (read full critics)