Re:Studying the demise of historic civilisations
by aikah on Tuesday March 05, 2019 @08:01AM
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It's called the "west" in opposition to the eastern block during the cold war. And yes it's a useful concept because it exists and is well defined.
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Re:Studying the demise of historic civilisations
by dragonwriter on Tuesday March 05, 2019 @08:12AM
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No, the concept of “Western civilization” is much older than the cold War, and the West in it is more in reference to the East-West Schism (or perhaps the East/West split of the Roman Empire) than the Cold War.