History followed different courses for different peoples because of differences among peoples' environments, not because of biological differences among peoples themselves."
Mon S.has quoted8 years ago
In the latter case it is often government that organizes the conquest, and religion that justifies it.
Mon S.has quoted8 years ago
aardvarks
Mon S.has quoted8 years ago
dichotomy
Mon S.has quoted8 years ago
Hernando de Soto
Mon S.has quoted8 years ago
history is not "just one damn fact after another," as a cynic put it. There really are broad patterns to history, and the search for their explanation is as productive as it is fascinating