From Plato to NATO : the idea of the West and its opponents / David Gress.
From Plato to NATO : the idea of the West and its opponents / David Gress.
From Plato to NATO : the idea of the West and its opponents / David Gress.
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New York : Free Press, c1998.
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N909.09812/7
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English
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Physical content
xiv, 610 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. The Grand Narrative and Its Fate -- 2. The Battle over Hellas -- 3. The Burden of Rome -- 4. Christianity and the Fall of Rome -- 5. Germanic Freedom and the Old Western Synthesis -- 6. Faith, Passion, and Conquest -- 7. From Christendom to Civilization -- 8. The High Tide of Liberalism -- 9. The...
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New York : Free Press, c1998.
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New York (State)
Date Published
c1998.
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Summary
An in-depth intellectual history of the Western idea and a passionate defense of its importance to America's future, From Plato to NATO is the first book to make sense of the legacy of the West at a time when it is facing its greatest challenges. Readers of Francis Fukuyama, John Gray, Samuel Huntington, and other analysts of the dilemmas of Wester...
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From Plato to NATO : the idea of the West and its opponents / David Gress.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 561-592) and index.
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c1998.
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N909.09812/7
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0684827891(cased) :
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909.09812
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