Naoíse Mac Sweeney
Author of The West: A New History in Fourteen Lives
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Of odysseys and oddities : scales and modes of interaction between prehistoric Aegean societies and their neighbours (2016) — Contributor — 5 copies
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It outlines this concept of the Western Civilization narrative through 14 very interesting individuals from history, from Herodotus in the fifth century B.C.E. to Carrie Lam, of modern times. These short biographies and how they fit into the concepet of "The West" were engrossing.
Through education and breaking through a narrative that just doesn't stand up, and is no longer seen to be viable, we can move past it, and open up discussions, form new narratives not based on color and prejudice and foresee a future that can get past the hate and violence of our American past and present.… (more)