"How the West won" by Rodney Stark

Aug 4, 2023

Why the West invented science and democracy? Why the West invented modernity?

2 Comments

Well written!

I didn't know that one of the factors in Cortez' favor was the unrest from subjugated neighboring tribes tired of their community being repeatedly carried off for human sacrifice!

I also discovered it with this book!

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