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Civilization: Is the West History? Season 1

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1x01 Competition aired Mar 06, 2011

The first programme in the series begins in 1420 when Ming China had a credible claim to be the most advanced civilization in the world: 'All Under Heaven'. ... read more

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1x02 Science aired Mar 13, 2011

In 1683 the Ottoman army laid siege to Vienna, the capital of Europe's most powerful empire. Domination of West by East was an alarmingly plausible scenario.... read more

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1x03 Property aired Mar 20, 2011

Professor Ferguson asks why North America succeeded while South America for so many centuries lagged behind. The two had much in common (not least the sub... read more

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1x04 Modern Medicine aired Mar 27, 2011

Niall Ferguson looks at how late 19th-century advances in modern medicine made it possible to export Western civilization to the 'Dark Continent': Africa. ... read more

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1x05 Consumerism aired Apr 03, 2011

Today the world is becoming more homogenous and, with increasingly few exceptions, big-name brands dominate main streets, high streets and shopping malls all... read more

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1x06 Work Ethic aired Apr 10, 2011

The sixth element that enabled the West to dominate the rest was the work ethic. Max Weber famously linked it to Protestantism, but the reality is that any c... read more

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