The Measure of Civilization: How Social Development Determines the Destiny of a Country (ian Morris History of Civilization Series)
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For hundreds of years, the world has been dominated by the West, and people have been arguing about why the West has so much power. If civilization determines all this, how should civilization be defined and how should it be measured? More importantly, how will civilization determine the direction of the world in the 21st century? This book is written to answer these questions. In this book, world-renowned historian Ian Morris presents the analysis that underpins the claims of How Long Will the West Dominate? He spanned the history of human civilization for 16,000 years and used a series of reliable archaeological evidence, historical data, and modern social data to design a "social development index" that can quantify civilization. He scored Eastern and Western civilizations in different times and spaces in terms of energy acquisition, social organization capabilities, war capabilities, and information technology. He quantitatively described many factors that determine economic and social development trends, so as to pursue the past, present, and future of world civilization. At the end of the book, Morris's data and stories present us with a surprising prediction: the social development of the East will catch up with the West by 2103. Whether for readers who are concerned about the development of contemporary China or the trajectory of tomorrow's world, the analytical ideas and predictions of this book will become a powerful guide to the real future.
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