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Inventing Western Civilization
Thomas C. Patterson
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Description for Inventing Western Civilization
hardcover. Series: Suffolk Records Society. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations, notes, bibliographical references, index. BIC Classification: 1D; JFS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
What is civilization? The term, commonly identified with "uplift" and "order", has come to take on another meaning - the "civilized" versus the "primitive". This is 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. Drawing on his knowledge of early societies, Thomas C. Patterson shows how class, sexism and racism have been integral to the appearance of "civilized" societies in Western Europe. He examines how civilization, with its designs of civilizing and "being civilized" has been closely tied to the rise of ... Read more
What is civilization? The term, commonly identified with "uplift" and "order", has come to take on another meaning - the "civilized" versus the "primitive". This is 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. Drawing on his knowledge of early societies, Thomas C. Patterson shows how class, sexism and racism have been integral to the appearance of "civilized" societies in Western Europe. He examines how civilization, with its designs of civilizing and "being civilized" has been closely tied to the rise of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Monthly Review Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Series
Suffolk Records Society
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780853459606
SKU
V9780853459606
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