Civilization The West & The Rest May 2026

In his book and documentary series Civilization: The West and the Rest , historian Niall Ferguson identifies six "killer applications" that enabled Western civilization to achieve global dominance starting in the 1500s. The Six "Killer Apps" of Western Civilization

: The Industrial Revolution and the subsequent birth of a consumer society drove global trade and economic growth. Civilization The West & the Rest

These features distinguish the "West" from the "Rest" by explaining how a small minority of the global population secured the majority of its resources: In his book and documentary series Civilization: The