"The Great Divergence" gets it backwards: Different civilizations which never had convergent trajectories have converged in recent centuries
A superb analysis of the highest quality.
Another great article! I love the US/Pakistan comparison as an illustration of how much of historical analysis is, kind of, a bunch of crap.
A superb analysis of the highest quality.
Another great article! I love the US/Pakistan comparison as an illustration of how much of historical analysis is, kind of, a bunch of crap.