Format:
x, 438 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
ISBN:
9780593472170
Content:
"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"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Inhaltsverzeichnis: Introduction - Obsessed with origins -- Chapter 1 The rejection of purity: Herodotus -- Chapter 2 The Asian Europeans: Livilla -- Chapter 3 The global heirs of antiquity: Al-Kindī-- Chapter 4 The Asian Europeans again: Godfrey of Viterbo -- Chapter 5 The illusion of Christendom: Theodore Laskaris -- Chapter 6 The reimagining of antiquity: Tullia D'Aragona -- Chapter 7 The path not trodden: Safiye Sultan -- Chapter 8 The West and knowledge: Francis Bacon -- Chapter 9 The West and empire: Njinga of Angola -- Chapter 10 The West and politics: Joseph Warren -- Chapter 11 The West and race: Phyllis Wheatley -- Chapter 12 The West and modernity: William Ewart Gladstone -- Chapter 13 The West and its critics: Edward Said -- Chapter 14 The West and its rivals: Carrie Lam -- Conclusion The shape of history -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Further reading -- Index.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780593472194
Language:
English
Keywords:
Westliche Welt
;
Historische Persönlichkeit
;
Europa
;
Westliche Welt
;
Kultur
;
Geschichtsschreibung
;
Geschichte
URL:
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/713458/the-west-by-naoise-mac-sweeney/
