Civilization And Its Contents - Brossura

Mazlish, Bruce

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ISBN 10: 0804750831 ISBN 13: 9780804750837

Casa editrice: Stanford Univ Pr, 2005

Riassunto

"Civilization" is a constantly invoked term. It is used by both politicians and scholars. How useful, in fact, is this term? Civilization and Its Contents traces the origins of the concept in the eighteenth century. It shows its use as a colonial ideology, and then as a support for racism. The term was extended to a dead society, Egyptian civilization, and was appropriated by Japan, China, and Islamic countries. This latter development lays the groundwork for the contemporary call for a "dialogue of civilizations." The author proposes instead that today the use of the term "civilization" has a global meaning, with local variants recognized as cultures. It may be more appropriate, however, to abandon the name "civilization" and to focus on a new understanding of the civilizing process.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Bruce Mazlish is Professor of History Emeritus at the Massachuset Institute of Technology and Founding Director of the New Global History Initiative.

Dalla quarta di copertina:

"Written by a prominent public intellectual and historian of globalization, Civilization and Its Contents offers thought-provoking insights in a collection of seven well-integrated essays on the politics and historical trajectory of the concept of civilization."—Journal of World History

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Stanford Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0804750831
• ISBN 13: 9780804750837
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 188