The Politically Incorrect Guide to Western Civilization by Anthony Esolen

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Synopsis

Everything you should know-but PC professors won't teach-about our Western heritage

Western civilization is the envy of the globe. It has given to the world universally accepted understandings of human rights (rooted in Judeo-Christian principles), created standards for art, music, and literature that have never been equaled, and originated political and social systems that have spread all across the planet.

Unfortunately, the fog of political correctness now obscures these and other truths about Western civilization. Leftists and Islamic jihadists find common cause in assailing Western "colonialism," "imperialism," and "racism" as its defining characteristics. Guilt-ridden Western leaders and public figures speak of their cultural patrimony in disparaging terms they would never dare to use about a non-Western culture. And in the academy, "multicultural"-minded professors flatter students into believing they have nothing really to learn from Sophocles or Shakespeare.

But now, Professor Anthony Esolen-one of the team-teachers of Providence College's esteemed Development of Western Civilization Core Curriculum-has risen to the West's defense. The Politically Incorrect GuideTM to Western Civilization takes on the prevailing liberal assumptions that make Western civilization the universal whipping boy for today's global problems, and introduces you to the significant events, individuals, nations, ideas, and artistic achievements that make Western civilization the greatest the world has ever known.

Today-with the West imperiled as never before by the global jihad and threats from China and elsewhere-defending the West has become an urgent imperative: if we don't valuewhat we have and what we have inherited, we will surely lose it. The Politically Incorrect Guide™ to Western Civilization is an essential sourcebook for that defense.

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Anthony Esolen is a professor of English at Providence College, and a senior editor of Touchstone magazine. He is the editor and translator of several epic poems of the West, including the three volumes of Dante's Divine Comedy. He is one of the team-teachers of Providence College's Development of Western Civilization Core Curriculum. He lives in Rhode Island with his wife, Debra, and two children.

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Steve Stohler, a middle-aged father of three girls, 06/20/2008

Finally, a book that does not merely defend the West but positively commends its values and achievements to the world. There's a reason it's called 'Western Civilization.' To the extent that other cultures are Westernized, they become increasingly civilized. If a culture shows itself to be civilized, you can safely assume it has been Westernized sometime in its recent past. Away with all false modesty, self-loathing, and guilt! The world owes a debt of gratitude for the pervasive influence of the West. Only to the degree that we understand this to be so will the world remain civilized. To depart from our Western heritage is suicidal. All cultures are not created equal. This book clearly demonstrates the moral, cultural, political, intellectual, and spiritual superiority of Western Civilization. 'Hey, hey! Ho, ho! Western Civ's the way to go!'

Also recommended: The Victory of Reason by Rodney Stark