Civilization: The West and the Rest, (Paperback)

from charlie68

For such a small book it packs a lot of history into its pages. The information used to back up his arguements make sense.

from jrgoetziii

Ferguson's work is interesting, covers a lot of ground but often in minimal depth. His ultimate conclusions resonates, which is that what the West needs to fear is its own pusillanimity, but the work itself does less to prove it than it does to relate often trivial factual data. One of his better...

from pierthinker

Ferguson is a talented writer and spins avery good argument. You are entertained, educated and, generally gently, prodded to think a little as well. Ferguson challenges the liberal agenda that the West is a 'bad thing' and explains well how Western Civilisation (whatever we think of it) dominates...

from TheWasp

An interesting view on the reasons western civilization progressed ahead of the rest and how the 'rest" are now catching up and may eventually overtake. Comparisons on competition, science, property, medicine, consumption and work are used to explain why certain countries grew and expanded and wh...

from LynnB

The introduction to this book excited me because the author posed a question I'd often pondered: why did Europe overtake Asia? Guns, Germs and Steel avoided the question as that text slipped from "Eurasia" to "Europe" hoping no one would notice. Would I finally get an answer? Sadly, no. China tur...