商品簡介
In this meticulously researched book, Duchesne (sociology, University of New Brunswick) argues against recent scholarship that moves European civilization from the center of world history. Instead, contends the author, the liberal-democratic nature of Western civilization makes is unique among world cultures, and the West has always existed at variance from the rest of the world. Duchesne maintains that the restless creativity of the West has its origins in the aristocratic and warlike culture of its Indo-European forebears. Likely to spark arguments among historians everywhere, this book is a unique contribution to scholarship on the origin and significance of Western civilization. This is a paperbound edition of the 2011 clothbound edition. Annotation c2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Ricardo Duchesne, Ph.D (1994) in Social & Political Thought, York University, is Professor of Sociology at The University of New Brunswick, Saint John, Canada. He has published numerous articles on the rise of the West.
