TY  - GEN
AU  - Ferguson, Niall
TI  - Civilization
SN  - 9780141044583
U1  - 909 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - London
PB  - Penguin books 
N2  - List of Illustrations					ix
List of Maps						xii
List of Figures					            xiii
Preface to the UK Edition				xv

Introduction: Rasselas's Question			   1

1 Competition						 19	
 Two Rivers					20
The Eunuch and the Unicorn			26
 The Spice Race 				33
The Mediocre Kingdom			44
2. Science						50
The Siege					50
Micrographia					60	
Osman and Fritz				71
Tanzimat Tours				85
From Istanbul to Jerusalem			90
3 Property						96
New Worlds 					96
Land of the Free			          103
American Revolutions 		          115	
The Fate of the Gullahs		         129
4 Medicine					         141	
Burke's Prophecy 			         142	
The Juggernaut of War		         157
 Medecins Sans Frontieres 		         168
The Skulls of Shark Island 		         175	
Black Shame				         185
5 Consumption				         196
The Birth of the Consumer Society            196
Turning Western 			        218
Ragtime to Riches 			        227
The Jeans Genie 			        240
Pyjamas and Scarves			        252
6 Work					        256
Work Ethic and Word Ethic		        256	
Get your Kicks			        265	
The Chinese Jerusalem		        277
Lands of Unbelief			        288	
The End of Days?			        291

Conclusion: The Rivals			       295

Notes						      326
Bibliography				                 348
Index						     379


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