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過去数世紀に渡り、西洋文明は繁栄を謳歌してきました。歴史学者のニーアル・ファーガソンは問いかけます「なぜ西洋だったのか?なぜその他の地域ではなかったのか?」と。彼は自身の問いかけに対して、西洋文明の持つ6つの特徴をキラー・アプリケーションに例えて答えます。これらのアプリは繁栄、安定、そして革新を促進します。そして彼によれば、これらのアプリは今世紀に入って共有可能になったのです。
History is a curious thing, and Niall Ferguson investigates not only what happened but why. (Hint: Politics and money explain a lot.) Full bio »
Translated into Japanese by SHIGERU MASUKAWA
Reviewed by Akira Kan
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