> I think the omnipresent external force has been much more important in determining outcomes than local culture
Maybe, but you seem to assume that the impact of an omnipresent external force is always negative.
The more I read about history, the more it begins to appear to me that today's economic boom in Asia is in no small part due to the British imperial system a century ago which first set things in motion.
Maybe, but you seem to assume that the impact of an omnipresent external force is always negative.
The more I read about history, the more it begins to appear to me that today's economic boom in Asia is in no small part due to the British imperial system a century ago which first set things in motion.