The westernization of the world : the significance, scope and limits of the drive towards global uniformity Serge Latouche ; translated by Rosemary Morris.
By: Latouche, Serge
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Contributor(s): Morris, Rosemary [trasnlator. ].
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BookPublisher: Cambridge, UK : Polity Press, 2007Description: xvii, 140 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780745614298.Subject(s): Civilization, Western | Civilization, Modern | Globalization| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due |
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| CB 251 Z19 القيم الأخلاقية في الصراع الحضاري بين الإسلام والغرب / | CB 428 S588 The end of modernity : | CB 19 B468 The socio-intellectual foundations of Malek Bennabi's approach to civilization / | CB 245 L358 The westernization of the world : | CB 351 W637 The inheritance of Rome : | CE 59 H968 ثبوت الهلال طبقا لقول الفلكي : | CS 1274 S161 Salasilah Melayu dan Bugis / |
Includes index.
1. The Irresistible Rise of the West: The Crusaders' Revenge --
2. Where and What is the West? --
3. Uprooting the Planet --
4. The Limits of Worldwide Westernization --
5. Beyond or Elsewhere --
6. Must we Save Babel? --
App. Income of States --
App. Income of Multinationals.
This work argues that the historical rise of the West to world domination has brought widespread destruction in its wake. Latouche suggests that the drive towards global uniformity - of cultures, lifestyles and mentalities - has been the cause of untold political and economic disasters.
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