Comments on: Anthropology and the Clash of Civilizations http://savageminds.org/2005/05/19/anthropology-and-the-clash-of-civilizations/ Notes and Queries in Anthropology — A Group Blog Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:23:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: The Old Revolution http://savageminds.org/2005/05/19/anthropology-and-the-clash-of-civilizations/comment-page-1/#comment-108 The Old Revolution Mon, 23 May 2005 23:45:05 +0000 http://savageminds.org/?p=43#comment-108 <strong>Civilization IV</strong> Rex at Savage Minds reports of a much awaited software release that might disrupt my ability to function on a daily basis: Civilization IV. He has a great analysis of the past game versions. He has also given voice to what I had always been conc... Civilization IV

Rex at Savage Minds reports of a much awaited software release that might disrupt my ability to function on a daily basis: Civilization IV. He has a great analysis of the past game versions. He has also given voice to what I had always been conc…

]]> By: Chas S. Clifton http://savageminds.org/2005/05/19/anthropology-and-the-clash-of-civilizations/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Chas S. Clifton Sat, 21 May 2005 03:17:05 +0000 http://savageminds.org/?p=43#comment-96 Now you've ruined my day. I haven't thought about the Civilization game since v 2.0--and back then, I always wanted to stretch out the years of mud walls, horsemen, and caravans and started losing interest when the railroad arrived. I, too, was frustrated with the inexorable linear progression. Now you’ve ruined my day. I haven’t thought about the Civilization game since v 2.0–and back then, I always wanted to stretch out the years of mud walls, horsemen, and caravans and started losing interest when the railroad arrived.

I, too, was frustrated with the inexorable linear progression.

]]> By: Frog in a Well - The Japan History Group Blog http://savageminds.org/2005/05/19/anthropology-and-the-clash-of-civilizations/comment-page-1/#comment-948 Frog in a Well - The Japan History Group Blog Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://savageminds.org/?p=43#comment-948 <!--%kramer-pre%-->in medieval Japan (noted by Japanese historian Amino Yoshihiko) and is often noted in anthropological literature? Instead of reading these simplistic assumptions about race, technology, and stages of civilization, I’d rather wait for the release of Civilization 4 , in which the game designers rely on the same assumptions. And finally, what does Diamond say about Japan in Guns, Germs and Steel? Japan was never ostensibly “conquered” by the West and proved to be quite superior militarily and economically. If<!--%kramer-post--> in medieval Japan (noted by Japanese historian Amino Yoshihiko) and is often noted in anthropological literature? Instead of reading these simplistic assumptions about race, technology, and stages of civilization, I’d rather wait for the release of Civilization 4 , in which the game designers rely on the same assumptions. And finally, what does Diamond say about Japan in Guns, Germs and Steel? Japan was never ostensibly “conquered” by the West and proved to be quite superior militarily and economically. If

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