Why the West Rules—For Now

2010 non-fiction work by Ian Morris
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Why the West Rules—For Now

Summary

Why the West Rules—For Now is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Why the West Rules—For Now authored Ian Morris[3].
  • Why the West Rules—For Now received the GetAbstract International Book Award[4].
  • Why the West Rules—For Now's For Now — instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • Why the West Rules—For Now's For Now — publisher is recorded as Farrar, Straus and Giroux[6].
  • Why the West Rules—For Now's For Now — publisher is recorded as Profile Books[7].
  • Why the West Rules—For Now's For Now — genre is recorded as non-fiction[8].
  • Why the West Rules—For Now's For Now — followed by is recorded as The Measure of Civilization[9].
  • Why the West Rules—For Now's For Now — language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Why the West Rules—For Now's For Now — country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • Why the West Rules—For Now's For Now — publication date is recorded as +2010-01-01T00:00:00Z[12].
  • Why the West Rules—For Now's For Now — Freebase ID is recorded as /m/011p_x2f[13].
  • Why the West Rules—For Now's For Now — main subject is recorded as geography[14].
  • Why the West Rules—For Now's For Now — title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Why the West Rules—For Now'}[15].
  • Why the West Rules—For Now's For Now — subtitle is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal About the Future'}[16].

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Works and Contributions

Why the West Rules—For Now authored Ian Morris[3].

Recognition

Why the West Rules—For Now received the GetAbstract International Book Award[4].

Why It Matters

Why the West Rules—For Now ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

FAQs

What awards did Why the West Rules—For Now receive?

Honors received include GetAbstract International Book Award[4].

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  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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