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CIVILIZATION - NIALL FERGUSON KARTONIERT (TB)

Winner of the Estoril Global Issues Distinguished Book Prize 2013   In 1412  Europe was a
miserable backwater ravaged by plague  bad sanitation and incessant war  while the Orient was
home to dazzling civilizations. Yet  somehow  the West came to dominate the Rest for most of
the next half millennium.  In this vital  brilliant book  Niall Ferguson reveals the six
'killer applications' that the Rest lacked: competition  science  property rights  medicine 
consumerism and the work ethic. And he asks: do we still have these winning tools? Or is this
the end of Western ascendancy?  'Brilliantly written  full of wit and virtuosity  stuffed with
memorable lines and gorgeous bits of information. A great read' The Times   'A dazzling history
of Western ideas ... epic' Economist   'Vivid and fascinating' Daily Telegraph   'Superb ...
brings history alive ... dazzling' Independent   'This is sharp. It feels urgent. Ferguson ...
twists his knife with great literary brio' Andrew Marr  Financial Times

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