In _Why the West Rules - For Now _Ian Morris argues that to understand
the development of East and West, we need to look beyond 'long-term
lock-in' theories (that suggest it was inevitable) and 'short-term
accident' theories. Instead, we need to measure social development - a
group's ability to master its environment to get things done - and use
the results to look at the patterns of history.
_Why the West Rules - For Now_ briefly describes the methods used to
calculate Eastern and Western social development scores since the ice
age; in _The Measure of Civilisation_, Morris expands upon these
methods, discussing possible objections to this approach, and
providing fascinating accounts of his gathering of evidence for his
calculations. It is a magnificent account of where our understanding
of the development of East and West comes from, and an unusual insight
into a master thinker at work.
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9781847658647
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2018
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Profile Books
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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