geography, cultural anthropology, archaeology, history
Published
2013 (Princeton University Press)
Publication place
United States
Media type
Hardcover, Paperback
Pages
400 pages
ISBN
978-0-691-15568-5 (1st edition, hardcover)
The Measure of Civilization: How Social Development Decides the Fate of Nations is a history book by the British historian Ian Morris, published in January 2013. It is the companion volume to Morris's 2010 award-winning book, Why the West Rules—For Now.
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