Lecture 1: An Introduction to Western Civilisation
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This lecture aims at providing students with an overview and better understanding of what we mean by "Western Civilisation" and "The West" as a diversified cultural, social, and political entity. The concept of the "West" as a subjective but real human construction.
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An excerpt from Samuel P. Huntington's The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of the World Order (1996). The text gives a definition/ explanation of what "The West" is. The document shall be studied in class.
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