26%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Civilization: A New History of the Western World
Roger Osborne
€ 24.99
€ 18.50
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Civilization: A New History of the Western World
Paperback. Ever since the attacks of 11th September, western leaders have described a world engaged in 'a fight for civilization'. But what do we mean by civilization? This book shows that we can only truly understand our civilization by re-examining and confronting our past, with all its glories and catastrophes. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 406.
Ever since the attacks of 11th September, western leaders have described a world engaged in 'a fight for civilization'. But what do we mean by civilization? We believe in a western tradition of openness and freedom that has produced a good life for many millions of people and a culture of enormous depth and creative power. But the history of our civilisation is also filled with unspeakable brutality - for every Leonardo there is a Mussolini, for every Beethoven symphony a concentration camp, for every Chrysler building a My Lai massacre. How can we come to ... Read more
Ever since the attacks of 11th September, western leaders have described a world engaged in 'a fight for civilization'. But what do we mean by civilization? We believe in a western tradition of openness and freedom that has produced a good life for many millions of people and a culture of enormous depth and creative power. But the history of our civilisation is also filled with unspeakable brutality - for every Leonardo there is a Mussolini, for every Beethoven symphony a concentration camp, for every Chrysler building a My Lai massacre. How can we come to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
560
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099526063
SKU
V9780099526063
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Roger Osborne
Roger Osborne's work has provided a range of innovative insights into our views of the past, and how they inform the present. His previous books include The Floating Egg: Episodes in the Making of Geology, The Deprat Affair: Ambition, Revenge and Deceit in French Indo-China, The Dreamer of the Calle San Salvador: Visions of Sedition and Sacrilege in Sixteenth-Century Spain, ... Read more
Reviews for Civilization: A New History of the Western World
The book is a brilliant example of authorial brevity, the writing neither hurried nor baldly functional
Edward Vallance
BBC History Magazine
An immensely important book and an exhilarating read
Gregor Dallas
Literary Review
It is a bold adventurer who proposes to survey the history of Western civilization in a mere ... Read more
Edward Vallance
BBC History Magazine
An immensely important book and an exhilarating read
Gregor Dallas
Literary Review
It is a bold adventurer who proposes to survey the history of Western civilization in a mere ... Read more