{"product_id":"western-civilization-forty-centuries-of-history-describing-the-birth-rise-and-development-of-western-civilization-from-ancient-times-unt-paperback","title":"Western Civilization: Forty centuries of history describing the birth, rise, and development of Western civilization, from ancient times unt - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam O'Toole\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere's a reason the world drinks Coke, wears iPods, and watches English-language films. Western civilization has conquered the globe-not by invasion but through innovation, creativity, and wealth. Author William O'Toole's new book, \u003ci\u003eWestern Civilization\u003c\/i\u003e, suggests that the West's emphasis on individual freedom-particularly the right to own property-is what made this possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in simple, unfussy language, \u003ci\u003eWestern Civilization\u003c\/i\u003e explains how, after the fall of ancient empires like Greece and Rome, the Western world gradually emerged from superstition and tyranny, a process that sped up after the Reformation. In their place grew up a legal system and an ideology that honored and protected individual ownership-the right to own physical property, patents, copyrights, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis right meant that people no longer needed to fear absolute monarchs or dictators stealing what they had earned, and the outcome was that merchants and businessmen began to innovate. New methods of financing, marketing, and manufacturing were developed and adopted, encouraging the evolution of industrial capitalism and joint-stock companies. The resulting economic and political system has now extended its influence across the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eO'Toole's straightforward history of Western civilization will help you better understand the modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam O'Toole has spent nearly forty years as a professional educator. He applies eight years of teaching foreign languages at the high school level and thirty-one years of teaching accounting and economics at the university level to first understanding and then clearly explaining the unique history that allowed the unparalleled rise and continuing dominance of Western civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 278\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 24, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48653065453817,"sku":"9781981244171","price":18.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/gq21XEMVpm9781981244171.webp?v=1783647167","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/western-civilization-forty-centuries-of-history-describing-the-birth-rise-and-development-of-western-civilization-from-ancient-times-unt-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}