Why the West Rules - For Now: The Patterns of History and What They Reveal About the Future by Ian Morris (Author)

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Why the West Rules - For Now: The Patterns of History and What They Reveal About the Future by Ian Morris (Author)ISBN: 9781846681479 Publisher : Viva Books, November 1, 2010 Hardcover, 608 pages There are two broad schools of thought on why the West rules. Proponents of 'Long Term Lock In' theories such as Jared Diamond suggest that from time immemorial, some critical factor geography, climate, or culture perhaps made East and West unalterably different, and determined that the industrial revolution would happen in the West and push it further ahead of the East.

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