Jaume Aurell

Genealogies of the West (eBook, ePUB)

Civilization, Religion, Consciousness

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Genealogies of the West presents a new look at the West by tracing the still-recognizable footprints of the past and reflecting on the present challenges it faces. Through a review of its rich and often controversial history, it recalls the genealogies of the plural processes, ideas, characters, and events that structure the West's tradition and identity, and their presence nowadays. It shows the faces of the Modernity and its most relevant achievements-such as the state, capitalism, science, technology, ideologies, and enlightenments-and how they are being revised nowadays by postmodernity. This helps readers gain perspective, gives clues for understanding the complexities of the past, challenges some pre-assumed historical inaccuracies, identifies its weight and presence in the present, and projects these thoughts toward the future.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Februar 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781839987588
• Artikelnr.: 67394425

Autorenporträt

Jaume Aurell is Professor of Medieval History and Modern Historiography in the University of Navarra (Spain).

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures
Acknowledgments
Introduction
CHAPTER 1 Jerusalem
CHAPTER 2 Athens
CHAPTER 3 Rome
CHAPTER 4 Christianity
CHAPTER 5 Clash
 CHAPTER 6 Expansion
 CHAPTER 7 Shift
 CHAPTER 8 Exuberance
CHAPTER 9 Modernity
 CHAPTER 10 State
 CHAPTER 11 Capitalism
 CHAPTER 12 Science
 CHAPTER 13 Reforms
 CHAPTER 14 Enlightenments
CHAPTER 15 Ideologies
 CHAPTER 16 Crisis
 CHAPTER 17 Liberations
 CHAPTER 18 Challenges
 Epilogue
 Suggested Bibliography
 Detailed Table of Contents
 Index