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History of European Ideas· 2026Q1

The West from its Edge: Reading Georgios Varouxakis, The West: The History of an Idea

Liisi Keedus

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This commentary engages with Georgios Varouxakis's "The West: The History of an Idea," exploring the concept of "The West" as a historically constructed idea rather than a fixed geographical entity.

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I am reading Georgios Varouxakis’ The West: The History of an Idea, and writing this commentary surrounded by a white, winter forest in the sparsely inhabited countryside near Haapsalu, a small coa...

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