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Why the West has Won
Victor Davis Hanson
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Description for Why the West has Won
paperback. A history of the rise to dominance of the West, exploring the links between cultural values and military success. It studies nine major clashes between West and non-West, arguing that the West won not just because of technology, but because of its focus on individualism and democratic rights. Num Pages: 512 pages, 25 line drawings. BIC Classification: HBG; HBT; JFC; JFFE; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 133 x 39. Weight in Grams: 670.
This is a brilliant history of the rise to dominance of the West, exploring the links between cultural values and military success. Instead of weighing up the West through its cultural and literary accomplishments, Hanson engages with the much starker record of the Western battlefield. In place of The Great Books, he studies The Great Battles, and offers graphic representations of nine representative clashes between West and non-West. Hanson writes uncommonly well about battle, and has an uncanny ability to evoke the chaos and terror of warfare, so crystallising his argument into records of a few hours of intense combat.
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Product Details
Publisher
Faber Non Fiction
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571216406
SKU
V9780571216406
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About Victor Davis Hanson
Victor Davis Hanson was born in 1953 and received his PhD from Stanford University. He is currently Professor of Classics at California State University, Fresno. His popular books on classical warfare include The Western Way of War: Infantry Battle in Classical Greece, The Soul of Battle: From Ancient Times to the Present Day, How Three Great Liberators Vanquished ... Read more
Reviews for Why the West has Won
'Western countries have tended to defeat their enemies in warfare over the last 2500 years as a result of a sustained cultural heritage that has made them ruthlessly efficient on the battlefield. That is the thesis of this robust and stimulating history, and it is especially relevant after the terrible events of September 11.' Richard Lambert, Financial Times; 'At the ... Read more