There's a very good book that goes into it (and other things) by Ian Morris - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Why_the_West_Rules%E2%80%94For_Now https://en.wikipe

There's a very good book that goes into it (and other things) by Ian Morris - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Why_the_West_Rules%E2%80%94For_Now https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Why_the_West_Rules%E2%80%94For...