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在过去的几个世纪中,西方国家在国家兴盛方面大显身手。历史学家尼尔·费格森问道:为何西方如此成功,而不是其它地区呢?他提出西方文化中的一系列重要思想,称之为促进财富、稳定、创新的“六大致命应用程序”。他说,在新世纪里,这些应用程序将得到共享。
History is a curious thing, and Niall Ferguson investigates not only what happened but why. (Hint: Politics and money explain a lot.) Full bio »
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