Understanding Europe (The Works of Christopher Dawson)

Contents

Contents Introduction by George Weigel vii Preface xvii Acknowledgments xix part i: the nature of europe i. How to Understand Our Past 3 ii. Europe and the Seven Stages of Western Culture 20 iii. Europe Not a Continent but a Society of Peoples 38 iv. Germany and Central Europe 53 v. Eastern Europe and Russia 69 vi. Russia and Asia 84 vii. Asia and Europe 100 viii. Europe Overseas: Colonization and Empire 108 ix. Europe Overseas: The New World of America 128 part ii: the present crisis of western culture x. Intellectual Antecedents: Hegel and the German Ideology 151 xi. The Revolt against Europe 165 xii. The World Wars and the Growth of the Mass State 182 xiii. The Problem of the Future: Total Secularization or a Return to Christian Culture 195 Index of Subjects 207 Index of Names 211 ...