Civilization: The West and the Rest With Niall Ferguson

Niall Ferguson examines why the West has dominated the world for the past five centuries. He identifies six attributes that spurred its rise: competition, science, modern medicine, democracy, consumerism and work ethic. (Source: PBS)

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Conclusion. Niall Ferguson examines why the West has dominated the world for the past five centuries; and identifies six attributes that spurred its rise, including competition, science, modern medicine, democracy, consumerism and work ethic. He also explains why the East may now be taking the lead.

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Civilization: The West and the Rest With Niall Ferguson

Classification: Mini-Series
Genre: Educational | Family | History
Status: New Series
Network: PBS (

USA)
Airs: Tuesdays at 08:00 pm
Runtime: 120 Minutes
Premiere: May 22, 2012
Episode Order: 2

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