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A discussion of the idea of civilization and how, at different times, the concept has been used by the powerful in order to defend their status. It examines how civilization has been closely tied to the rise of capitalism in Western Europe and the development of social classes.

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Inventing civilization; civilization and its boosters; civilization and its critics; inventing barbarians and other uncivilized peoples; uncivilized peoples speak.

Inventing Western Civilization Cornerstone Books

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      Publisher Monthly Review Press,U.S.
      Published 1 January 1997
      ISBN-13 9780853459613
      978-0853459613
      ISBN-10 853459614
      Also in:
      Anthropology Social groups, communities and identities

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A discussion of the idea of civilization and how, at different times, the concept has been used by the powerful in order to defend their status. It examines how civilization has been closely tied to the rise of capitalism in Western Europe and the development of social classes.

      Table of Contents
      Inventing civilization; civilization and its boosters; civilization and its critics; inventing barbarians and other uncivilized peoples; uncivilized peoples speak.

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