How the West Was Lost Hardcover Historical Book by store Alexander Boot #9781850439851

Product code: How the West Was Lost Hardcover Historical Book by store Alexander Boot #9781850439851
How the West Was Lost- Educational & Historical Hardcover in Excellent Used Condition by Alexander Boot Hardcover, 351 Pages ISBN 9781850439851 Excellent Used Condition - No Flaws or Markings- Looks Almost store New! What made the West 'western'? And, has Western civilisation found modernity but lost itself? This provocative & stimulating polemic argues that western culture & civilisation have been destroyed not only in, but indeed by, modernity. How the West Was Lost argues that all modern upheavals - the Reformation, the English, American, French & Russian Revolutions, the Napoleonic Wars, the American Civil War, both World Wars - can only be understood if seen as resulting in an assault on the core values of the West. At its heart lies the belief that the central conflict of our time is cultural & that traditional culture & civilised society have been under attack ever since the Enlightenment. The author traces the development of Western civilisation from its origins.