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Duchesne, Ricardo.

The uniqueness of Western civilization [electronic resource] / by Ricardo Duchesne. - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011. - xi, 527 p. - Studies in critical social sciences, v. 28 1573-4234 ; . - Studies in critical social sciences ; v. 28. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Civilization, Western.
Civilization, Western--Historiography.
Civilization, Western--Philosophy.
Eurocentrism.
Multiculturalism.
Liberty--History.--Western countries

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Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: CB245 / .D83 2011eb

Dewey Class. No.: 909/.09821