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

In this page-turning, myth-busting history, acclaimed author Rodney Stark shows exactly why Western civilization triumphed over other cultures-and why we all should be thankful it did. Why did science, democracy, and so many other important aspects of modernity develop only in the West? Unfortunately, that question has become so politically incorrect that most scholars avoid it. But Stark provides the answers as he takes readers on a thrilling journey from ancient Greece to the present.