Civilization and Its Contents

Civilization and Its Contents

EnglishPaperback / softback
Mazlish, Bruce
Stanford University Press
EAN: 9780804750837
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"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.

EAN 9780804750837
ISBN 0804750831
Binding Paperback / softback
Publisher Stanford University Press
Publication date January 18, 2005
Pages 208
Language English
Dimensions 216 x 140
Country United States
Authors Mazlish, Bruce