March 6, 2011 • 45m
The first episode begins in 1420 when Ming China had a credible claim to be the most advanced civilization in the world: 'All Unde...Read more
March 13, 2011 • 45m
In 1683 the Ottoman army laid siege to Vienna, the capital of Europe's most powerful empire. Domination of West by East was an ala...Read more
March 20, 2011 • 45m
Ferguson asks why North America succeeded while Latin America for so many centuries lagged behind. The two had much in common (not...Read more
March 27, 2011 • 45m
The French Empire consciously set out to civilize Africa by improving public health as well as building a modern infrastructure. Y...Read more
April 3, 2011 • 45m
Today the world is becoming more homogenous and, with increasingly few exceptions, big-name brands dominate main streets, high str...Read more
April 10, 2011 • 45m
The sixth element that enabled the West to dominate the rest was the work ethic. Max Weber famously linked it to Protestantism, bu...Read more