National university of uzbekistan named after mirzo ulugbek faculty of foreign philology

Whither Mankind

• Charles A. Beard was one of the great Progressive historians, along with Frederick Jackson Turner. He emphasized economics as a primary motivation for political action. While contemporary historians feel he oversimplified economics to make this argument, many of his works remain classics.
• According to Beard, what is the most important, distinguishing feature of modern Western civilization?
• How has this civilization been criticized—according to its detractors, what is it responsible for?
• How does Beard answer these criticisms, and what does his opinion of modern civilization seem to be?