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Premiered May 2012. The two-part series examines Niall Ferguson's six principles of prosperity. More. My List. Visit Official Site.
Civilization: The West and the Rest is a co-production of Chimerica Media Limited, BBC and THIRTEEN in association with WNET. Niall Ferguson, MA, D.Phil., is Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History ...
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Oct 30, 2012 · Acclaimed historian Niall Ferguson argues that beginning in the fifteenth century, the West developed six powerful new concepts, or “killer applications”—competition, science, the rule of law, modern medicine, consumerism, and the work ethic—that the Rest lacked, allowing it to surge past all other competitors. Yet now, Ferguson shows ...
The two-part series examines Niall Ferguson's six principles of prosperity. More. The two-part series examines Niall Ferguson's six principles of prosperity: Competition, Science, Modern Medicine, Property, Consumerism, and Work Ethic. For the past five centuries, Western power has prevailed around the world. What led the West to be so influential?