This new edition of what has become a standard account of Western expansion and technological dominance includes a new preface by the author that discusses how
Over the past five centuries, advances in Western understanding of and control over the material world have strongly influenced European responses to non-Wester
Over the past five centuries, advances in Western understanding of and control over the material world have strongly influenced European responses to non-Wester
"The Machine Stops" is a science fiction short story (12,300 words) by E. M. Forster. After initial publication in The Oxford and Cambridge Review (November 190