num_pages: 493
description: A history of Western civilization looks at each preceding era's influence on the next, and predicts future developments in our culture
language: English
title: End and Beginning: On the Generations of Cultures and the Origins of the West
titlecomplete: End and Beginning: On the Generations of Cultures and the Origins of the West
genres: History
ratings_count: 3
publisher: Columbia Univ Pr