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The Measure of Civilization
How Social Development Decides the Fate of Nations
Book • 2013
This book presents a new method for investigating the development of civilizations by using a numerical index of social development.
The index breaks social development into four traits: energy capture per capita, organization, information technology, and war-making capacity.
Ian Morris uses archaeological, historical, and current government data to quantify patterns and offer surprising conclusions about when and why the West came to dominate the world.
The book provides fresh perspectives for thinking about the twenty-first century and resolves some of the biggest debates in global history.
The index breaks social development into four traits: energy capture per capita, organization, information technology, and war-making capacity.
Ian Morris uses archaeological, historical, and current government data to quantify patterns and offer surprising conclusions about when and why the West came to dominate the world.
The book provides fresh perspectives for thinking about the twenty-first century and resolves some of the biggest debates in global history.
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#134 Classic episode – Ian Morris on what big-picture history teaches us
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#134 – Ian Morris on what big-picture history teaches us
