But the absence of scientific revolution in China is not the real issue here - after all, no single country invented everything. ... British industrial revolution evolved in the context of the European system, political competition between states, overseas exploration and above all, as many posters correctly pointed out, scientific revolution. Take the case of scientific revolution. Can one imagine a British industrial revolution without European scientific revolution in the 16th and 17th centuries. ... But the absence of scientific revolution in China is not the real issue here - ...

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Despite the fact that Mao was a peasant and that he led the peasant revolution his attitude towards peasants became very bitter. ... Chinese scientist were influenced by the theories of the soviet researcher whom Stalin had regarded as the voice of scientific truth, Trofim Lysenkoism. ...

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In 1966 began the Cultural Revolution, organized by Mao against the members of the Party. ... The strong points of China are an important saving and a desire for education, particularly in scientific domains. ...

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The Rise of Capitalism and Western Dominance The West seems to be the most economically stable and powerful part of the modern world. This is largely true nowadays, but it hasn't always been the case. Before the Renaissance, the civilizations of Western Europe were by far the most ignorant, une...

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This was the period known in Japanese history as the Meiji Restoration; after centuries of military governments which had followed a policy of enforced isolation from the outside world a revolution led to the re-establishment of imperial rule and the opening up of the country to overseas trade and technology. ... From his observations in both West and East civilizations, he had found that each had certain strong points and weak points bound up in its moral teachings and scientific theories. ...

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