Why the West Rules - For Now, by Ian Morris
Context with Brad Harris
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Why the West Rules: A Comparative Analysis of Historical Social Development
This chapter explores the contrasting perspectives on Western exceptionalism and challenges traditional assessments of historians. Ian Morris argues for a comprehensive analytical approach that combines the focus on context from historians, the awareness of the deep past from archaeologists, and the comparative methods from social scientists. The chapter discusses Morris's measurement of historical social development and presents extensive data on social development over 15,000 years.
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