Civilization the West and the rest

Ferguson, Niall. (Added Author). Pennink, Adrian. (Added Author). Fall, Melanie. (Added Author). Chimerica Media. (Added Author). Educational Broadcasting Corporation. (Added Author). Channel Four (Great Britain) (Added Author). British Broadcasting Corporation. (Added Author).

Summary: The West once ruled more than half the world. The religion it exported, Christianity, is still followed by a third of mankind. Above all, the way people live, or aspire to live, are unmistakably an invention of the West. All over the world, more and more humans eat a Western diet, wear Western clothes and live in Western housing. Niall Ferguson explains how by juxtaposing, we can uncover the keys, the six killer applications, of Western ascendancy.

Record details

ISBN: 9780780692541
ISBN: 0780692543
Physical Description: videorecording
2 videodiscs (282 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Burbank, CA : BBC, [2012]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally produced in 2011.
Formatted Contents Note:	Disc 1: Episode 1, Competition ; Episode 2, Science ; Episode 3, Property ; Episode 4, Medicine -- Disc 2: Episode 5, Consumerism ; Episode 6, Work.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Written and presented by Niall Ferguson ; director of photography, Dewald Aukema ; series editor, Julian Hart ; composer, Malcolm Lindsay.
Target Audience Note:	Not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1; widescreen ; NTSC ; Dolby digital stereo.
Language Note:	Subtitled in English for the deaf and hard of hearing.