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Unlocked: Myth of the Month 8: "The West"

Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong

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What Is Western Civilization?

Western civilization is the set of all societies that have laws, customs or institutions with roots in the western part of eurasia. There is no definite, coherent, definable thing to be called western civilization. In effect, what it is is an easy way to describe the sort of pre history of modern, industrialized, liberal democratic societies,. right western europe and the united states.

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