Why the west rules for now

Rubriek: Textual/Printed/Reference Materials - Boek

Prijs: € 31.6

Rating: 0/5

☆

☆

☆

☆

☆

Verzending:
Uiterlijk 22 januari in huis

Why did British boats shoot their way up the Yangzi in 1842, rather than Chinese ones up the Thames? Why do Easterners use English more than Europeans speak in Mandarin or Japanese? To put it bluntly, why does the West rule? There are two schools of thought: the 'Long-Term Lock In' theory, suggesting some sort of inevitability, and the 'Short-Term Accident' theory. But both approaches have misunderstood the shape of history. Ian Morris presents a startling new theory. He explains with flair and authority why the paths of development differed in the East and West and - analysing a vicious twist in trajectories just ahead of us - predicts when the West's lead will come to an end. 'Here you have three books wrapped into one: an exciting novel that happens to be true; an entertaining but thorough historical account of everything important that happened to any important people in the last 10 millennia; and an educated guess about what will happen in the future. Read, learn, and enjoy!' Jared Diamond 'A great work of synthesis and argument, drawing together an awesome range of materials and authorities to bring us a fresh, sharp reading of East-West relationships.' Andrew Marr

• 1 Bekijk alle specificaties

The Power of Place

Rating: 0 / 5 | Prijs: € 30.99

In recent years a spate of books and articles have argued that the world today is so mobile so interconnected and so integrated that it is in one prominent assessment flat but as harm de blij contends in the power of place geography continues to hold billions of people in an unrelenting grip w 2 - 3 weken .. MEER INFO

Viral

Rating: 0 / 5 | Prijs: € 27.27

Understanding how covid 19 started is more important than we know for the future of humankind determining whether the virus came from nature or from a lab will help us to safeguard against the next pandemic this disease will forever punctuate modern history it has led to the deaths of millions s Uiterlijk 22 januari in huis .. MEER INFO

Journey into Europe

Rating: 0 / 5 | Prijs: € 35.99

An unprecedented richly detailed and clear eyed exploration of islam in european history and civilization tensions over islam were escalating in europe even before 9 11 since then repeated episodes of terrorism together with the refugee crisis have dramatically increased the divide between the 2 - 3 weken .. MEER INFO

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 13 oktober 2010

Aantal pagina's: 768

Hoofdauteur: Ian Morrison

Hoofduitgeverij: Profile Books Ltd

Editie: Main

Verpakking breedte: 162 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 60 mm

Verpakking lengte: 240 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 1133 g

EAN: 9781846681479

---