The Measure of Civilization: How Social Development Decides the Fate of Nations Morris Ian
The Measure of Civilization: How Social Development Decides the Fate of Nations Morris Ian In the last thirty years, there have been fierce debates over how civilizations develop and why the West…
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The Measure of Civilization: How Social Development Decides the Fate of Nations Morris Ian
In the last thirty years, there have been fierce debates over how civilizations develop and why the West became so powerful. Using a groundbreaking numerical index of social development that compares societies in different times and places, award-winning author Ian Morris sets forth a sweeping examination of Eastern and Western development across 15,000 years since the end of the last ice age. The Measure of Civilization presents a brand-new way of investigating these questions and provides new tools for assessing the long-term growth of societies.
Resolving some of the biggest debates in global history, The Measure of Civilization puts forth innovative tools for determining past, present, and future economic and social trends. He offers surprising conclusions about when and why the West came to dominate the world and fresh perspectives for thinking about the twenty-first century.
The Wealth of Nations
The Wealth of Nations
The Fabric of Civilization
Judgement of the Nations
The Fate of Empires
The Measure of a Man