{"product_id":"the-politically-incorrect-guide-to-western-civilization","title":"The Politically Incorrect Guide to Western Civilization","description":"Everything you should know--but PC professors won't teach--about Western heritage.\n\nWestern 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.\n\nPolitical 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 universities, \"multicultural\"-minded professors flatter students into believing they have nothing really to learn from Sophocles or Shakespeare.\n\nBut 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 Guide(TM) 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.\n\nToday, defending the West has become an urgent imperative: if we don't value what we have and what we have inherited, we will surely lose it. The Politically Incorrect Guide(tm) to Western Civilization is an essential sourcebook for that defense.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1596980591\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1596980591.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Esolen, Anthony\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41518881439802,"sku":"DBV.1596980591.A","price":7.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1596980591-0.jpg?v=1783918783","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-politically-incorrect-guide-to-western-civilization","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}