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9780826497611

Suicide of the West

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  • ISBN13:

    9780826497611

  • ISBN10:

    0826497616

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2007-08-19
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
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Summary

In this controversy yet compelling book, Richard Koch and Chris Smith identify six key pillars of Western civilization: Christianity, optimism, science, economic growth, liberalism and individualism. They show how these ideas have suffered a century of sustained attack from within and no longer inspire or unite the West, making a drift towards collective suicide appear inevitable. However, all may not be as bleak as it seems. A careful examination of the six factors shows that they have great resilience. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgementsp. vii
Introductionp. 1
The Identity of the Westp. 11
Christianityp. 28
Optimismp. 49
Sciencep. 68
Growthp. 90
Liberalismp. 122
Individualismp. 136
The West and the Restp. 157
Is Suicide Inevitable?p. 178
Indexp. 197
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