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From the bestselling author of\u00a0The Ascent of Money<\/a>\u00a0<\/i>and\u00a0The Square and the Tower<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Western civilization\u2019s rise to global dominance is the single most important historical phenomenon of the past five centuries.<\/p>\n

How did the West overtake its Eastern rivals? And has the zenith of Western power now passed? Acclaimed historian Niall Ferguson argues that beginning in the fifteenth century, the West developed six powerful new concepts, or \u201ckiller applications\u201d\u2014competition, science, the rule of law, modern medicine, consumerism, and the work ethic\u2014that the Rest lacked, allowing it to surge past all other competitors.<\/p>\n

Yet now, Ferguson shows how the Rest have downloaded the killer apps the West once monopolized, while the West has literally lost faith in itself. Chronicling the rise and fall of empires alongside clashes (and fusions) of civilizations, Civilization:\u00a0The West and the Rest\u00a0<\/i>recasts world history with force and wit. Boldly argued and teeming with memorable characters, this is Ferguson at his very best.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":21217,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[688,682],"product_tag":[],"composite_virtual":false,"composite_layout":"","composite_add_to_cart_form_location":"","composite_editable_in_cart":false,"composite_sold_individually_context":"","composite_shop_price_calc":"","composite_components":[],"composite_scenarios":[],"bundled_by":[],"bundle_stock_status":"instock","bundle_stock_quantity":null,"bundle_virtual":false,"bundle_layout":"","bundle_add_to_cart_form_location":"","bundle_editable_in_cart":false,"bundle_sold_individually_context":"","bundle_item_grouping":"","bundle_min_size":"","bundle_max_size":"","bundled_items":[],"bundle_sell_ids":[],"yoast_head":"\nCivilization - Classical Education Books<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/classic.powertactics.com\/product\/civilization\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Civilization - Classical Education Books\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"From the bestselling author of\u00a0The Ascent of Money\u00a0and\u00a0The Square and the Tower Western civilization\u2019s rise to global dominance is the single most important historical phenomenon of the past five centuries. 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