| Título : |
WHY THE WEST RULES-FOR NOW the patterns of history,and what they reveal about the future |
| Tipo de documento: |
texto impreso |
| Autores: |
MORRIS, IAN |
| Editorial: |
NEW YORK : FARRAR |
| Fecha de publicación: |
STRAUS AND GIROUX,2010 |
| Número de páginas: |
750p |
| Idioma : |
Inglés (eng) |
| Palabras clave: |
CIVILIZATION WESTERN;CIVILIZATION MODERN;COMPARATIVE;EAST AND WEST |
| Resumen: |
SOMETIME AROUND 1750,ENGLISH ENTREPRENEURS UNLEASHED THE ASTOUNDING ENERGIES OF STEAM AND COAL,AND THE WORLD WAS FOREVER CHANGED.THE EMERGENCE OF FACTORIES,RAILROADS,AND GUNBOATS PROPELLED THE WESTS RISE TO POWER IN THE 19TH CENTURY AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTERS AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN THE 20TH CENTURY SECURED ITS GLOBAL SUPREMACY.NOW,AT THE BEGINING OF THE 21TH CENTURY,MANY WORRY THAT THE EMERGING ECONOMIC POWER OF CHINA AND INDIA SPELLS THE END OF THE WEST AS SUPERPOWER. |
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