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010 a| 2010005702;

020 a| 9780374290023 (hardcover : alk. paper);

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050 00 a| CB251b| .M68 2010;

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100 1 a| Morris, Ian,d| 1960-=| ^A216704;

245 10 a| Why the West rules-- for now :b| the patterns of history, and what they reveal about the future /c| Ian Morris.;

250 a| 1st ed.;

260 a| New York :b| Farrar, Straus and Giroux,c| 2010.;

300 a| xiii, 750 pages :b| illustrations, maps ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [679]-723) and index.;

520 a| 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.;

650 0 a| Civilization, Western.=| ^A22776;

650 0 a| Civilization, Modern.=| ^A15821;

650 0 a| Comparative civilization.=| ^A85434;

650 0 a| East and West.=| ^A21834;

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

Author/creator	Morris, Ian, 1960-
Format	Book
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010.
Description	xiii, 750 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects	Civilization, Western. Civilization, Modern. Comparative civilization. East and West.

Abstract	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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [679]-723) and index.
LCCN	2010005702
ISBN	9780374290023 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	0374290024 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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