In The Latter Case It

One Person Making A Wrong Decision Affects The Whole Country.

In Fact, Everywhere In The World There Has Been A Flux Between Big And Small Societies. Big Political Units Are Constantly Being Formed, Later To Fragment. The Individual Pieces Try To Pull Apart, And Then They Join Together Again. One Sees That In Europe: There Have Been Unifications And Then Dissolutions And Reunifications. So In The Long Run, It's 10,000 Steps Toward Amalgamation Offsetting 9,999 Steps Toward Falling Apart Again. In Businesses And Industries, I Would Guess That's Also True.

African Cavalry Mounted On Rhinos Or Hippos Would Have Made Mincemeat Of European Cavalry Mounted On Horses. But It Couldnt Happen.

For Anyone Inclined To Caricature Environmental History As 'environmental Determinism,' The Contrasting Histories Of The Dominican Republic And Haiti Provide A Useful Antidote. Yes, Environmental Problems Do Constrain Human Societies, But The Societies' Responses Also Make A Difference.

The Southward Advance Of Native African Farmers With Central African Crops Halted In Natal, Beyond Which Central African Crops Couldn't Grow - With Enormous Consequences For The Recent History Of South Africa.