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Western civilization simple book production lumen learning. After the fall of the monarchy, the palace of versailles was put into the hands of the new government. Western culture, sometimes equated with western civilization, occidental culture, the western world, western society, and european civilization, is the heritage of social norms, ethical values, traditional customs, belief systems, political systems, artifacts and technologies that originated in or are associated with europe. Taught by professor robert bucholz, it promises profound rewards for students of history at every level, a grand narrative of the past five centuriesof social progress, political evolution, industrialization, and other economic factorswithin a.
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