The Cynical Historian

Why is the west strong? The modernization theory answer (2015x27)

Air date: Sep 27, 2015

Europe has gained supreme influence over the world. Some would call that winning the global game, but how did that happen? It's one of the most important questions in history, and there is no good answer. Instead, here is the most popular one among non-historians: Modernization theory. Try to guess why historians don't favor it... ------------------------------------------------------------ more videos: superlatives in history: https://youtu.be/iQ8XuNWHx1A Do "The victors write the history?": https://youtu.be/FSyCn93CgM8 ------------------------------------------------------------ references: Ferguson, Niall. Civilization: The West and the Rest. New York: Penguin Books, 2011. https://amzn.to/2Kc0EWn Kramer, Lloyd and Sarah Maza, Eds. A Companion to Western Historical Thought. Malden, Mass.: Blackwell Publishing, 2002. https://amzn.to/2LhuzSf Landes, David S. The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor. New York: W.W. Norton, 1999. https://amzn.to/2M1bTm6 http://www.sfgate.com/opinion/article/Two-cheers-for-colonialism-2799327.php https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Protestant_Ethic_and_the_Spirit_of_Capitalism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asiatic_mode_of_production https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_despotism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modernization_theory ------------------------------------------------------------ SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=CynicalCypher88 LET'S CONNECT: https://www.facebook.com/cynicalcypher88 https://twitter.com/Cynical_History ------------------------------------------------------------ wiki: Modernization theory is used to explain the process of modernization within societies. Modernization refers to a model of a progressive transition from a 'pre-modern' or 'traditional' to a 'modern' society. Modernization theory originated from the ideas of German sociologist Max Weber (1864–1920), which provid