Where Next?: Western Civilization at the Crossroads

At least since Oedipus met King Laius on the road from Delphi to Thebes, the image of a crossroads has signaled a dramatic and morally fraught turning point. It was with this cargo of significance in mind that The New Criterion published a special series of essays on "Western Civilization at the Crossroads" during its fortieth-anniversary season. Featuring contributions by Conrad Black, Victor Davis Hanson, Roger Kimball, Andrew Roberts, and other luminaries, this book collects the ten special essays to assess where Western civilization is now, and where it's going.

ISBN-13: 9781641773157

Media Type: Hardcover

Publisher: Encounter Books

Publication Date: 12-06-2022

Pages: 200

Product Dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.20(d)

Age Range: 18 Years

ROGER KIMBALL is the editor and publisher of The New Criterion and the publisher of Encounter Books.

Table of Contents

Introduction Roger Kimball ix

Civilization & Tradition Allen C. Guelzo James Hankins 1

A Popular Form of Monomania Anthony Daniels 26

The Specter of Chinese Civilization Angelo M. Codevilla 48

Unprecedented Michael Anton 67

The Birth, Benefits & Burden of Western Citizenship Victor Davis Hanson 87

The West That Wasn't Andrew Roberts 109

The Indispensable Country Conrad Black 128

Going Under with the Overclass James Panero 152

Culture against Civilization James Piereson 176

Highways to Utopia Roger Kimball 196

Contributors 221

Index 223

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