Western Civilization Bites Back

Western Civilization's Astonishing Reversals

Western Civilization has faced a remarkable series of setbacks over the past century. On the eve of the Great War, whites controlled virtually the entire globe. Today, whites do not even control their own homelands. A century ago, Western culture was the inspiration and envy of the world. Now, it is often reduced to symbols like hamburgers, pop music, and pornography. Oppressed from above by alien and deracinated elites, and overwhelmed demographically and culturally from below by alien masses, whites are on a path toward racial and cultural extinction.

The Core Argument of Western Civilization Bites Back

In Western Civilization Bites Back, the late Jonathan Bowden identifies the ultimate root of the West's decline: a collapse in moral self-confidence. Yet, Bowden argues that the West can reclaim its pride, glory, and destiny.

Through wide-ranging discussions of influential figures such as Aeschylus, Shakespeare, and Nietzsche—alongside explorations of Marxism, the New Left, the Holocaust, filmmaker Hans-Jürgen Syberberg, and novelist Bill Hopkins—Bowden examines the essential conditions for a moral, racial, and cultural rebirth of the West.

This book includes transcripts of seven of Bowden's fiery orations, as well as his final interview. It serves as an ideal introduction to one of the most prominent voices of the Anglophone New Right.

Praise for Western Civilization Bites Back

Kevin MacDonald, author of The Culture of Critique:
"Anyone who experienced Jonathan Bowden speak in public was in awe of his ability to thrill and inspire his audiences. His energy and personal magnetism were truly amazing and a huge asset to our cause. In reading these essays, most of which are transcriptions from his talks, one is also impressed by his very broad intellectual background and his far-ranging interests—art, literature, philosophy, music, and politics. I am also very impressed by his ability to get to the heart of the predicament that we Europeans face—in particular the guilt that so many of us have, to the point that the great majority of us feel morally condemned for simply asserting our absolutely normal and legitimate interests in controlling societies we have established and dominated for hundreds and, in the case of Europe, many thousands of years. He is sorely missed."

Tom Sunic, author of Against Democracy and Equality:
"Jonathan Bowden's Western Civilization Bites Back is a short manual to culture warfare, a kind of a vade mecum for the uninitiated who still remain dazed by the mendacity of the System. Bowden understands that beyond intellectual critique, we need to muster up a bit of civic courage in order to dislodge Leftist cultural hegemony. This is a solid contribution to the fight against the Big Lie."

Adrian Davies:
"Jonathan Bowden's work was marked by a synthesis of ultra-conservative or neo-fascist ideas and an emphasis on the importance of metapolitics or cultural struggle. To the many who knew him only through his remarkable oratory, he appeared a force of nature rather than a man. Western Civilization Bites Back collects some of his most stirring orations as well as those from the last few months of his life, when—after thrusting his demons back behind the veil at least for a time—he enjoyed an Indian summer as a speaker, adopting a voice that was the more insightful for being less strident. How shall we assess his legacy? He was a rare exception to his own criticisms of the 'far right' in Anglo-Saxon countries: 'In this age, those with intellect have no courage and those with some modicum of physical courage have no intellect.'"