Why the West Rules--For Now - Morris, Ian
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A story 50,000 years in the making, set to become a modern classic of world history. Ian Morris reveals that it is not differences in race or culture, or even the strivings of great individuals that explain Western dominance, but the effects of geography on the everyday efforts of ordinary people. It is the fascinating story of how civilization got here in the first place and where we may be going.

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A story 50,000 years in the making, set to become a modern classic of world history. Ian Morris reveals that it is not differences in race or culture, or even the strivings of great individuals that explain Western dominance, but the effects of geography on the everyday efforts of ordinary people. It is the fascinating story of how civilization got here in the first place and where we may be going.
Autorenporträt
Ian Morris is the Jean and Rebecca Willard Professor of Classics and Professor in History at Stanford University and the author of the critically acclaimed Why the West Rules¿for Now. He has published many scholarly books and has directed excavations in Greece and Italy. He lives in the Santa Cruz Mountains in California.