What is the West?

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Philippe Nemo Translated by Kenneth Casler Foreword by Michael Novak is the West? What Duquesne University Press Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania First e-Book edition, 2011 ISBN 978-0-8207-0574-3 First published in French in 2004 under the title Qu’est-ce que l’Occident? Copyright © 2004 Presses Universitaires de France English Translation Copyright © 2005 Duquesne University Press All Rights Reserved No part of this book may be used or reproduced, in any manner whatsoever, without written permission, except in the case of short quotations in critical articles or reviews. Published in the United States of America by Duquesne University Press 600 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15282 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Nemo, Philippe, 1949– [Qu’est-ce que l’Occident? English] What is the West? / by Philippe Nemo; translated by Kenneth Casler. p. cm. “First published in French in 2004 under the title Qu’est-ce que l’Occident?”—T.p. verso. Argues that the West is a coherent cultural entity and discusses the social and political implications of that idea. Nemo weaves together political events, philosophical discoveries, religious movements, and scientific and technological innovations of the last five or six millenia to piece together the history of the “West’s development”—Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-8207-0375-6 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-8207-0375-3 (pbk: alk. paper) 1. Civilization, Western. I. Title. CB245.N46 2005 900'.09821—dc22 2005018988 ...