Civilization And Its Contents - Couverture souple

Mazlish, Bruce

 
9780804750837: Civilization And Its Contents
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0804750831 ISBN 13 : 9780804750837
Editeur : Stanford University Press, 2005

Synopsis

"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.

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À propos de l?auteur

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

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Éditeur
Stanford University Press
Date d'édition
2005
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0804750831
ISBN 13 
9780804750837
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
208
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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Editeur : Stanford University Press, 2005
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