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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
History of western civilization History of western civilization William Hardy McNeill Renowned historian William H. McNeil provides a brilliant narrative chronology of the development of Western civilization, representing its socio-political as well as cultural aspects. This sixth edi… OL10470737W
Framing history Framing history Bhupendra Yadav FINALLY, a book from India that is readable, informative and provides one of the most comprehensive understandings of the art and craft of history and the changes therein. The modern discipline of h… OL16682826W
Age of Anger Age of Anger Pankaj Mishra From Goodreads (edited by me though): **One of our most important public intellectuals reveals the hidden history of our current global crisis** Modernity, secularism, development, and progress ha… OL17635835W
Look what came from Africa Look what came from Africa Miles Harvey Describes many things that originally came from Africa, including music, dance, foods, animals, fashion, and art. OL1946546W
Western Civilization in the 21st Century Western Civilization in the 21st Century Andrew Targowski xii, 271 pages : 26 cm OL21570452W
Towards the light Towards the light A. C. Grayling "In Towards the Light, A.C. Grayling tells the story of the long and difficult battle for freedom in the West, from the Reformation to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, from the battle for t… OL23335242W
The gales of chance The gales of chance Gordon Donnell Off-shore oil platforms controlled by vulnerable software and sitting atop millions of gallons of pressurized fire and pollution have caught the eye of an immensely wealthy zealot determined to retur… OL28170399W
Mastering the Infinite Game Mastering the Infinite Game Fons Trompenaars,Charles Hampden-Turner v, 353 p. ; 26 cm OL3627006W
Classical influences on Western thought A.D. 1650-1870 Classical influences on Western thought A.D. 1650-1870 International Conference on Classical Influences King's College, Cambridge, Eng. 1977. xiii, 394 pages ; 24 cm OL6693406W
Tyrannie de la pénitence Tyrannie de la pénitence Pascal Bruckner Fascism, communism, genocide, slavery, racism, imperialism - the West has no shortage of reasons for guilt. And, indeed, since the Holocaust and the end of World War-II, Europeans in particular have … OL711126W