TY - BOOK AU - Gress,David TI - From Plato to NATO: the idea of the West and its opponents SN - 0684827891 : AV - CB425 .G745 1998 PY - 1998/// CY - New York PB - Free Press KW - Civilization, Western KW - Historiography KW - Philosophy KW - Liberalism KW - Political science KW - Europe KW - History KW - Philosophy, Ancient KW - Influence N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 561-592) and index N2 - The first in-depth, intellectual history of the Western idea, "From Plato to NATO" analyzes European civilization's legacy from its inception and traces the ongoing debate about the West from its 19th-century origins to its current use as a synonym for NATO ER -