Ever since the attacks of 11th September, western leaders have
described a world engaged in 'a fight for civilization'. But what
do we mean by civilization? We believe in a western tradition of
openness and freedom that has produced a good life for many
millions of people and a culture of enormous depth and creative
power. But the history of our civilisation is also filled with
unspeakable brutality - for every Leonardo there is a Mussolini,
for every Beethoven symphony a concentration camp, for every
Chrysler building a My Lai massacre. How can we come to the defence
of a civilisation whose benefits seem so questionable? In this
ambitious and important book Roger Osborne shows that we can only
truly understand our civilization by re-examining and confronting
our past, with all its glories and catastrophes. Sweeping in its
scope and comprehensive in its coverage, Civilzation tells the
story of the western world from its origins to the present. At such
a dangerous time in the world's history, this brilliant book is
required reading.
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