This edited volume, compiled by Lawrence Harrison and Samuel Huntington, brings together the most crucial arguments on whether culture and values “shape human progress.” Mostly, the book is one-sided on the affirmative, though famed economist Jeffrey Sachs offers a bit of ambiguous dissent. The biggest names are here: Frances Fukuyama, David Landes – as well as a few essays that don’t stand up to intelligent critique. But it’s worth reading and mulling over their arguments.