How the West Won: The Neglected Story of the Triumph of Modernity

by Rodney Stark

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Finally the Truth about the Rise of the West Modernity developed only in the West--in Europe and North America. Nowhere else did science and democracy arise; nowhere else was slavery outlawed. Only Westerners invented chimneys, musical scores, telescopes, eyeglasses, pianos, electric lights, aspirin, and soap. The question is, Why? Unfortunately, that question has become so politically incorrect that most scholars avoid it. But acclaimed author Rodney...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:161017139X

ISBN13:9781610171397

Release Date:October 2015

Publisher:Intercollegiate Studies Institute

Length:464 Pages

Weight:1.40 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 5.9" x 9.0"

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