The uniqueness of Western civilization

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Hoofdauteur: Duchesne, Ricardo
Coauteur: ebrary, Inc
Formaat: Elektronisch E-boek
Taal:Engels
Gepubliceerd in: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.
Reeks:Studies in critical social sciences ; v. 28.
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Inhoudsopgave:
  • The fall of Western civilization and the rise of multicultural world history
  • Eurocentrism over Sinocentrism
  • Whence the industrial divergence?
  • The continuous creativity of Europe
  • The "rise" of Western reason and freedom
  • The restlessness of the Western spirit from a Hegelian perspective
  • The aristocratic egalitarianism of Indo-Europeans and the primordial origins of Western civilization
  • The emergence of the self from the Western "state of nature" and the conciliation of Christianity and aristocratic liberty.