{"product_id":"the-west","title":"The West","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-information\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook information\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain subject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Social and cultural history\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre \/ subject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Social and cultural history\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAudience:\u003c\/strong\u003e Adults\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the book\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe West\u003c\/strong\u003e is a history book for adult readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA radical account of how the idea of the West has shaped history, told through the lives of fourteen fascinating figures. Naoise Mac Sweeney challenges the familiar notion of Western civilisation as a continuous line from classical antiquity to the modern West.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough figures including a Roman matriarch, an Islamic scholar, an enslaved African American poet and a British prime minister, the book explores how this version of history was created, how it has been used and why it deserves reconsideration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDelivery \u0026amp; pickup:\u003c\/strong\u003e Available from Whimsy and Wonder with New Zealand delivery or Christchurch pickup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43891472793636,"sku":"B9780753559734","price":40.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/2253\/5460\/files\/penguin-random-house-the-west-book.jpg?v=1785752673","url":"https:\/\/whimsyandwonder.co.nz\/products\/the-west","provider":"Whimsy \u0026 Wonder","version":"1.0","type":"link"}