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It's called the "west" in opposition to the eastern block during the cold war. And yes it's a useful concept because it exists and is well defined.
by aikah 8y ago
It's called the "west" in opposition to the eastern block during the cold war. And yes it's a useful concept because it exists and is well defined.
- dragonwriter 8y agoNo, the concept of “Western civilization” is much older than the cold War, and the West in it is more in reference to the East-West Schism (or perhaps the East/West split of the Roman Empire) than the Cold War.