Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Preface xv
4. Author’s Note on Quotations xviii
5. 1 Introduction 1
6. 2 ‘The West’ as an Alternative to ‘Europe’ in the Nineteenth Century 25
7. 3 Insular Britain Joins the West 69
8. 4 Ex Germaniae lux? How Did the Idea of ‘the West’ Reach America? 94
9. 5 The War of Words 130
10. 6 From ‘Decline of the West’ to ‘Defence of the West’ 165
11. 7 The Second World War and Ideas of ‘the West’ 202
12. 8 The Cold War and Its ‘Wests’ 227
13. 9 What Is ‘the West’ after the Cold War? 291
14. 10 Conclusion 335
15. Acknowledgements 357
16. Notes 363
17. Bibliography 409
18. Index 467