¿Por qué manda Occidente... por ahora? : Las pautas del pasado y lo que revelan sobre nuestro futuro

The West unleashed the awesome power of steam and coal in its Industrial Revolution, and in doing so, changed the world forever. Factories, railways, and warships propelled the West to power in the 19th century, and the development of computers and nuclear weapons in the 20th century ensured its global supremacy. Now, at the dawn of the 21st century, many worry that the economic rise of China and India spells the end of Western dominance. To understand why the West is in charge and whether it will continue to be so in the future, we must study the past. Ian Morris takes us on a fascinating journey back to the dawn of human civilization, reconstructing the rise and fall of states and empires in search of patterns and rules that will help us understand what will happen in the immediate future. Drawing on geography, sociology, biology, and military history, Morris develops a remarkable theory that will forever change how we understand world history.