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A history of Orthodox, Islamic, and Western christian political values / Dennis J. Dunn.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dunn, Dennis J., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religion and politics.
- Religion and civilization.
- Civilization, Western--Political aspects.
- Civilization, Western.
- Christian civilization--Political aspects.
- Christian civilization.
- Islamic civilization--Political aspects.
- Islamic civilization.
- Jews--Civilization--Political aspects.
- Jews.
- Jews--Civilization.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 257 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan 2016.
- Summary:
- The book reveals the nexus between religion and politics today and shows that we live in an interdependent world where one global civilization is emerging and where the worlds peoples are continuing to coalesce around a series of values that contain potent Western overtones.
- Contents:
- Orthodox, Islamic, and Western civilizations: political views
- Orthodox civilization
- Islamic civilization
- Western civilization
- Russia's revolutions and the advent of communist era
- The resurgence of Western values, 1945-2000s
- Islamism on the march, 1990s-2016
- The struggle: current scene
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-241) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9783319325668
- 3319325663
- OCLC:
- 944473307
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