{"product_id":"civilization-and-its-contents-9780804750820","title":"Civilization and Its Contents","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCivilization is a constantly invoked term. It is used by both politicians and scholars. How useful, in fact, is this term? \u003ci\u003eCivilization and Its Contents\u003c\/i\u003e traces the origins of the concept in the eighteenth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Written by a prominent public intellectual and historian of globalization, \u003ci\u003eCivilization and Its Contents\u003c\/i\u003e offers thought-provoking insights in a collection of seven well-integrated essays on the politics and historical trajectory of the concept of civilization.\" -- \u003ci\u003eJournal of World History \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents  \tPreface--ix  1\tThe Origins and Importance of the Concept   \tof Civilization--27  2\tCivilization as Colonial Ideology--35  3\tCivilization as European Ideology--35  4\tThe Civilizing Process--35  5\tOther Civilizations--35  6\tThe Dialogue of Civilizations in a Global Epoch--35  7\tConclusions--35  \tNotes--155  \tIndex--173","brand":"MK - Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53733882102103,"sku":"9780804750820","price":67.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/civilization-and-its-contents-9780804750820","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}