Civilization
Subtitle: the six killer apps of western power
By: Niall Ferguson
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 402
ISBN-13: 9780141044583
Subjects: Modern Civilization; Comparative civilization; Western Civilization; East and West; Globalization; Twenty-first century; Histoire économique; Histoire sociale; Pays occidentaux; Zivilisation
Description: 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.
Notes: Originally published: London: Allen Lane, 2011.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 348-378) and index.
Table of contents: title: Rassela's question; title: Competition; title: Two rivers; title: The eunuch and the unicorn; title: The spice race; title: The mediocre kingdom; title: Science; title: The siege; title: Micrographia; title: Osman and Fritz; title: Tanzimat tours; title: From Istanbul to Jerusalem; title: Property; title: New worlds; title: Land of the free; title: American revolutions; title: The fate of the Gullahs; title: Medicine; title: Burke's prophecy; title: The Jiggernaut of war; title: Médecins sans frontières; title: The skulls of Shark Island; title: Black shame; title: Consumption; title: The birth of the consumer society; title: Turning western; title: Ragtime to riches; title: The jeans genie; title: Pyjamas and scarves; title: Work; title: Work ethic and work ethic; title: Get your kicks; title: The Chinese Jerusalem; title: Lands of unbelief; title: The end of days?; title: Conclusion : the rivals.