An edition of What is the West?
(2005)
What is the West?
by Philippe Nemo
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Table of Contents
The Greek miracle : city and science
The contribution of Rome : private law and humanism
Biblical ethics and eschatology
The Papal revolution
The rise of liberal democracies
The universality of western culture
For a Western Union.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"First published in French in 2004 under the title Qu'est-ce que l'Occident?"--T.p. verso.
Argues that the West is a coherent cultural entity and discusses the social and political implications of that idea. Nemo weaves together political events, philosophical discoveries, religious movements, and scientific and technological innovations of the last five or six millenia to piece together the history of the West's development"--Provided by publisher.
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