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Published on: 2015-10-15
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Finally the Truth about the Rise of the West Modernity developed only in the West—in Europe and North America. Nowhere else did science and democracy arise; nowhere else was slavery outlawed. Only Westerners invented chimneys, musical scores, telescopes, eyeglasses, pianos, electric lights, aspirin, and soap.The question is, Why Unfortunately, that question has become so politically incorrect that most scholars avoid it. But acclaimed author Rodney Starkprovides the answers in this sweeping new look at Western civilization.How the West Won demonstrates the primacy of uniquely Western ideas—among them the belief in free will, the commitment to the pursuit of knowledge, the notion that the universe functions according to rational rules that can be dis­covered, and the emphasis on human freedom and secure property rights. Taking readers on a thrilling journey from ancient Greece to the present, Stark challenges much of the received wisdom about Western his­tory. How the West Won shows, for example: • Why the fall of Rome was the single most beneficial event in the rise of Western civilization • Why the “Dark Ages” never happened • Why the Crusades had nothing to do with grabbing loot or attacking the Muslim world unprovoked • Why there was no “Scientific Revolution” in the seventeenth century • Why scholars’ recent efforts to dismiss the importance of battles are ridiculous: had the Greeks lost at the Battle of Marathon, we probably would never have heard of Plato or Aristotle Stark also debunks absurd fabrications that have flourished in the past few decades: that the Greeks stole their culture from Africa; that the West’s “discoveries” were copied from the Chinese and Muslims; that Europe became rich by plundering the non-Western world. At the same time, he reveals the woeful inadequacy of recent attempts to attribute the rise of the West to purely material causes—favorable climates, abundant natural resources, guns and steel.How the West Wondisplays Rodney Stark’s gifts for lively narrative history and making the latest scholarship accessible to all readers. This bold, insightful book will force you to rethink your understanding of the West and the birth of modernity—and to recognize that Western civilization really has set itself apart from other cultures. Australian Scholarly Publishing Our Titles In the summer of 1936 over just four weeks it all went wrong. The Spanish Civil War was on. Edward VIII took a scandalous holiday cruise with Mrs Simpson Berlin ... News - MSN Find latest news coverage of breaking news events trending topics and compelling articles photos and videos of US and international news stories. Gates of Vienna After being taken down twice by Blogger within a single week we got the message: Its Time To Go. Gates of Vienna has moved to a new address: Energy and the Human Journey: Where We Have Been; Energy and the Human Journey: Where We Have Been; Where We Can Go. By Wade Frazier . Version 1.2 published May 2015. Version 1.0 published September 2014. Day Poems : Walt Whitman: Song of Myself To link to this poem put the URL below into your page: a href="daypoems.net/poems/1900.html"Song of Myself by Walt Whitman/a Plain for Printing The Historical Road - Holy Trinity Orthodox Mission Excerpts from the The Historical Road. of Eastern Orthodoxy By Alexander Schmemann. Translated by Lynda W. Kesich (Please get the full version of this book at ... Chicago - Wikipedia On August 12 1833 the Town of Chicago was organized with a population of about 200. Within seven years it grew to more than 4000 people. On June 15 1835 the ... International News World News - ABC News Yahoo!-ABC News Network 2017 ABC News Internet Ventures. All rights reserved. BibMe: Free Bibliography & Citation Maker - MLA APA ... Using other peoples research or ideas without giving them due credit is plagiarism. Since BibMe makes it easy to create citations build bibliographies and ... Rodney Stark - Wikipedia Rodney Stark; Born July 8 1934 (age 82) Jamestown North Dakota United States: Nationality: American: Education: BA journalism University of Denver 1959
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