Description
Book SynopsisCivilization 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.
Trade Review"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 Table of ContentsContents Preface--ix 1 The Origins and Importance of the Concept of Civilization--27 2 Civilization as Colonial Ideology--35 3 Civilization as European Ideology--35 4 The Civilizing Process--35 5 Other Civilizations--35 6 The Dialogue of Civilizations in a Global Epoch--35 7 Conclusions--35 Notes--155 Index--173
