Duchesne, Ricardo. <br/><br/>
The uniqueness of Western civilization  [electronic resource] / 
by Ricardo Duchesne. 
 - Leiden ;  Boston :  Brill,  2011. 
 - xi, 527 p. 
 - Studies in critical social sciences,  v. 28  1573-4234 ; .
 - Studies in critical social sciences ;  v. 28. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>The fall of Western civilization and the rise of multicultural world history -- Eurocentrism over Sinocentrism -- Whence the industrial divergence? -- The continuous creativity of Europe -- The "rise" of Western reason and freedom -- The restlessness of the Western spirit from a Hegelian perspective -- The aristocratic egalitarianism of Indo-Europeans and the primordial origins of Western civilization -- The emergence of the self from the Western "state of nature" and the conciliation of Christianity and aristocratic liberty. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9789004194618 (electronic bk.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Civilization, Western.<br/>Civilization, Western--Historiography.<br/>Civilization, Western--Philosophy.<br/>Eurocentrism.<br/>Multiculturalism.<br/>Liberty--History.--Western countries
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>CB245  / .D83 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>909/.09821