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Book Title: Why the West Rules--For Now : the Patterns of History, and What They Reveal about the Future
Number of Pages: 768 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication Year: 2011
Topic: Civilization, Human Geography, World, Customs & Traditions
Item Height: 1.5 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Social Science, History
Item Weight: 19.9 Oz
Item Length: 8.3 in
Author: Ian Morris
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
