Publisher's Synopsis
New York Times Most Notable Books of the Year. Bloomberg's Best Nonfiction Books. Behavioral Science's Most Notable Books of the Year] [The Human Behavior and Evolution Society (HBES) must-read popular evolution Books] A daring epic that reveals how the West came to power. Why did the Industrial Revolution happen in Europe and not China? Is individualism in the West more powerful than collectivism in the East? The key to victory is not just genes and biological characteristics, but more importantly, culture! psychological and