Channel 4 - Civilization: Is the West History S01E03 (WS PDTV XviD-FTP)

Channel 4 - Civilization: Is the West History (2011)



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Niall Ferguson asks why it was that Western civilization, from inauspicious roots in the 15th century, came to dominate the rest of the world; and if the West is about to be overtaken by the rest.

Ferguson reveals the 'killer apps' of the West's success - competition, science, the property owning democracy, modern medicine, the consumer society and the Protestant work ethic - the real explanation of how, for five centuries, a clear minority of mankind managed to secure the lion's share of the earth's resources.

Ferguson's conclusions are surprising and provocative. He reveals that while the killer apps have finally been downloaded by the rest, in the process Western civilization has lost faith in itself. And it is that loss of self-belief that poses the biggest threat to its continued predominance.

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/civilization-is-the-west-history

Part 3: Property

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 subjugation of indigenous peoples and the use of slavery by European immigrants), but they differed profoundly on individual property rights, the rule of law and representative government. There were two revolutions against royal rule between 1776 and 1820, yet Simon Bolivar was never able to be George Washington, and Latin America remained politically fragmented, socially divided and economically backward even as the United States rose to global primacy. However, Niall Ferguson asks whether North and South are converging today, linguistically and economically.

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Release Name : Civilization.Is.The.West.History.S01E03.WS.PDTV.XviD-FTP

Air Date : 20 March 2011
FTP Release Date : 20 March 2011
Video Format : PDTV
Video Resolution : 624 X 352
Audio Stream : 128kbs ish VBR MP3
Release Size : 550MB
Genre : Documentary
Broardcast Channel: CHANNEL 4