Why the West Rules - For Now: The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal about the Future

By Ian Morris

Book Overview

A "New York Times" Notable Book for 2011 Sometime around 1750, English entrepreneurs unleashed the astounding energies of steam and coal, and the world was forever changed. The emergence of factories,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0771064551
• ISBN13: 9780771064555
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
• Length: 768 Pages