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The term civilization comes with considerable baggage, dichotomizing people, cultures, and histories as civilized - or not. This book examines how the idea of civilization has informed our thinking about international relations over the course of ten centuries.

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"This is an extremely erudite book that clearly illustrates Brett Bowden's mastery of a wide variety of philosophical and historical sources. There is a lot of very interesting material here that is of enormous relevance to any contemporary intellectual reader attempting to place the concepts of 'civilization' and 'civilizations' in their proper historical contexts." - Patrick Thaddeus Jackson, American University"

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 3/15/2009 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780226068145, 978-0226068145
      ISBN10: 0226068145

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The term civilization comes with considerable baggage, dichotomizing people, cultures, and histories as civilized - or not. This book examines how the idea of civilization has informed our thinking about international relations over the course of ten centuries.

      Trade Review
      "This is an extremely erudite book that clearly illustrates Brett Bowden's mastery of a wide variety of philosophical and historical sources. There is a lot of very interesting material here that is of enormous relevance to any contemporary intellectual reader attempting to place the concepts of 'civilization' and 'civilizations' in their proper historical contexts." - Patrick Thaddeus Jackson, American University"

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