{"product_id":"the-west-a-new-history-of-an-old-idea","title":"The West A New History of an Old Idea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDisponibilità soggetta a conferma. Tempi di evasione dell'ordine comunicati al momento dell'acquisto.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*A BBC RADIO 4 Book of the Week*\u003cbr\u003e 'A fantastic achievement' Peter Frankopan, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Silk Roads\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Bright, expansive, and iconoclastic, this deliciously witty book has the potential to upset the applecart of \"Western Civilisation\" itself... Magnificent' Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb\u003cbr\u003e _________________\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A radical new account of how the idea of the West has shaped our history, told through the stories of fourteen fascinating lives.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e We tend to imagine Western Civilisation as a golden thread stretching from classical antiquity to the countries of the modern Western world. But what if this is wrong?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Told through the lives of fourteen fascinating historical figures - including a formidable Roman matriarch, an unconventional Islamic scholar, an enslaved African American poetess and a British prime minister with Homeric aspirations - archaeologist and historian Naoise Mac Sweeney charts how the idea of the West was invented, how it has been used to justify imperialism and racism, and why it is no longer ideologically fit for purpose today.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The result is a bold and empowering new story of the people and ideas who made us who we are today.","brand":"Libreria Fiore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54120507081050,"sku":null,"price":18.52,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0949\/7382\/1274\/files\/7689113482456.jpg?v=1778229487","url":"https:\/\/libreriafiore.it\/products\/the-west-a-new-history-of-an-old-idea","provider":"Libreria Fiore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}