英国广播公司(BBC)发布斯坦福大学教授Ian Morris的署名文章,揭示了300年西方从中国手中攫取世界霸主地位背后的幕后推手。“为什么西方统治世界?”18世纪以来欧洲人一直在问这个问题,而非洲人和亚洲人的疑问自19世纪也开始了,但是这一问题到目前仍没有统一的答案。有人曾说西方人生而优越。有人则认为西方人的信仰、文化、道德、或是机构别具一格,甚至有人说西方领 The BBC’s signature article by Ian Morris, a professor at Stanford University, reveals the behind-the-scenes behind the 300 years that the West grabbed the hegemony of the world from China. “Why the West Dominated the World?” Europeans have been asking this question since the 18th century, and questions from Africans and Asians have started since the 19th century. But there is still no unified answer to this question so far. Someone once said that the West lives superior. Some people think that Westerners have different beliefs, cultures, morals, or institutions. Some even claim that Western leaders