What is the West? /
Philippe Nemo ; translated by Kenneth Casler ; foreword by Michael Novak.

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Main Author

Nemo, Philippe, 1949-

Language(s)

English

Published

Pittsburgh, Pa. : Duquesne University Press, c2006.

Subjects

Civilization, Western.

Note

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.
"First published in French in 2004 under the title Qu'est-ce que l'Occident?"--T.p. verso.

Physical Description

ix, 157 p. ; 23 cm

ISBN

0820703753

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