by Roger Osborne · Penguin Random House · tapa dura · ISBN 9780224062411
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«Civilization: A New History of the Western World» is Roger Osborne's historical essay, published by Penguin Random House in hardback (544 pp., English).
Roger Osborne surveys the history of Western civilization from its origins to the present, linking the siege of Troy, Charlemagne, the Gettysburg Address, and the European Union. He contrasts the legacy of freedom and creativity with episodes of violence and closes with a reflection on the current state of civilization and its renewal.
First edition published in January 2006; includes bibliographic references (pp. 493-506) and index. Combines the political, cultural, scientific, and artistic history of the West.
For readers of history and essays seeking a panoramic, interpretive view of the Western world.
