In this complex period, Niall Ferguson, the author of Civilization: The West and the Rest, presents a history and what appears to be a defense of West's rise to supremacy and its unrivaled influence in restructuring the world today. The West seems to be on the defensive, confronted economically, politically and militarily by the rise of China (delete this: both politically and militarily) in a gesture of Islamist horror (what do you mean by "as well as politically?" »?) and militarily by a gesture of Islamist horror »? It's not clear Are you trying to convey the idea that the West's political and military interventions in the Muslim world are a sign of their defensive posture and horror of the Muslim world? say that the West is on the defensive because of Islamist hatred towards the West?). Perhaps the biggest domestic challenge lies in examining Western culture, which subjugated American education after World War II and has long been under siege. As a result, Western culture has been more difficult to discover in our schools and colleges ([Symbol] consider rephrasing this sentence). "When attacked, the West slandered because of (by “slandered because of…” do you mean “attributed”? I don’t think slandered is the right word here. Slandered means “insulted” ") its history of oppression and imperialism, a The alleged addiction to conflict and the fact that it deprives women and non-whites of privileges and rights Some condemn his study as thin, restrictive, haughty and. discriminatory, emphasizing that it has little or no value for those from outside Europe (Ferguson 22 argues otherwise (although it is clear what you mean by this). sentence, as a topic sentence, it should be somewhat... middle of paper ...... a reliable consideration of Western domination of the world The reader gains a deeper understanding of Western civilization and. the way history should be taught. Ferguson also succeeds in warning the reader of the collapse of Western civilization. The economic, political and military rise of other countries like China seems to cement the argument that. the end of Western domination is near. Thus, the reader realizes that Western domination may simply be a subject of historical knowledge (Ferguson 29). Works Cited Chase, Myrna et al. Western Civilization: Ideas, Politics, and Society, Volume II: From 1600, Volume 2. Stamford: Cengage Learning, 2010. Print. Ferguson, Niall. Civilization: The West and the Rest. London: Penguin Books Limited, 2011. Print.Spielvogel Jackson. Western Civilization: A Brief History, Volume 2. Stamford: Cengage Learning, 2012. Print.