{"product_id":"uncivilised-ten-lies-that-made-the-west-1","title":"Uncivilised Ten Lies That Made the West","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A talented writer with much to say'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eBBC HISTORY\u003c\/i\u003e MAGAZINE\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Witty and accessible'\u003c\/b\u003e ANGELA SAINI\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'A vital piece of work in our challenging times'\u003c\/b\u003e ROMA AGRAWAL\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Stunning'\u003c\/b\u003e DAN HICKS\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Western civilisation is a powerful brand, full of accepted wisdoms like 'knowledge is power', 'time is money', and 'justice is blind' that we rarely question. Taking cues from Greek philosophy and honed in the Enlightenment, certain notions about humanity and society grew into the tenets many of us still live by today.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e But when we take a closer look at these ideas, it seems they're not all they are cracked up to be. In fact, some of them are outright lies - and we can start to ask who really benefits from them. What is the value of a scientific worldview that conjured up 'race'? Are the Western concepts of 'saving' and 'wasting' time really the best ways to live? Who are our laws actually designed to serve? And the real question: is the West as civilised as it likes to think it is?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Uncivilised Ten Lies That Made the West","offer_id":44586353131717,"sku":null,"price":39.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-1-3997-0439-7.jpg?v=1742595038","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/uncivilised-ten-lies-that-made-the-west-1","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}