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Why are some nations so rich and some nations so poor?Is it all a matter of luck? Or the quality of leadership? Or the political systems? Or the work ethics of the people?Is it the natural distribution of wealth and resources? Is it something that should be taken for granted and not to be changed? Is humankind destined to live under such great discrepancies and such inequality? What can we do to redress this?Why should rich nations stay rich, and...
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Western civilization has been the culmination of millennia of human civilization, creativity and development. In many ways, it can be considered as the apex of the development of human civilizations through the ages.Western civilization is the current reigning hegemony of the world.But how long will this hegemony last?When will it be replaced by another hegemon?Or when will it be reduced to being just one of the many superpowers of the future world?Is...
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This book traces the long history of wars and peace in China, and the many civilized and uncivilized stages of Chinese history. It has often been said that China has a long history of over 5,000 years. But from the most recent archaeology, it is now known that its history may be as long as 20,000 years. The full story of the history of China is comprised of three very distinct periods. These are the Legendary History, Prehistory, and Recorded History....
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This book addresses the politics and our obsession about the origin of everything.
People often think that if you know the origin of something, you can understand it, do something about it, fix it, change it, explain it, manipulate it, use it to suit your purpose, use it to punish somebody, use it to claim credit, and even modify it to fit in with whatever you want to prove. But this is really the highly dangerous politics of origin.
The politics...
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