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The West : a new history in fourteen lives
Title
The West : a new history in fourteen lives / Naoise Mac Sweeney.
ISBN
9780593472170
0593472179
9780593472194
Publication
[New York, New York] : Dutton, [2023]
Physical Description
x, 438 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Notes
Place of publication from publisher's website.
Summary
"A captivating exploration of how "Western Civilization"--the concept of a single cultural inheritance extending from ancient Greece to modern times--is a powerful figment of our collective imagination"-- Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Mac Sweeney, Naoise, 1982- West New York : Dutton [2023]
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 25, 2023
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: The importance of origins
The rejection of purity: Herodotus
The Asian Europeans: Livilla
The global heirs of antiquity: Al-Kindi
The Asian Europeans again: Godfrey of Viterbo
The illusion of Christendom: Theodore Laskaris
The reimagining of antiquity: Tullia D'Aragona
The path not trodden: Safiye Sultan
The West and knowledge: Francis Bacon
The West and empire: Njinga of Angola
The West and politics: Joseph Warren
The West and race: Phyllis Wheatley
The West and modernity: William Ewart Gladstone
The West and its critics: Edward Said
The West and its rivals: Carrie Lam
Conclusion: The shape of history.
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