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The Empire of Civilization
Brett Bowden
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Description for The Empire of Civilization
Paperback. The term "civilization" comes with considerable baggage, setting up a dichotomy wherein people, cultures, and histories are "civilized" - or not. This book examines how the idea of civilization has informed our thinking about international relations over the course of ten centuries. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBW; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 496.
The term "civilization" comes with considerable baggage, setting up a dichotomy wherein people, cultures, and histories are "civilized" - or not. While the idea of civilization has been deployed throughout history to justify all manner of interventions and socio political engineering, relatively few scholars have stopped to consider what the concept actually means. Here, Brett Bowden examines how the idea of civilization has informed our thinking about international relations over the course of ten centuries. From the Crusades to the colonial era to the global war on terror, this sweeping volume exposes civilization as a stage-managed account of history that ... Read more
The term "civilization" comes with considerable baggage, setting up a dichotomy wherein people, cultures, and histories are "civilized" - or not. While the idea of civilization has been deployed throughout history to justify all manner of interventions and socio political engineering, relatively few scholars have stopped to consider what the concept actually means. Here, Brett Bowden examines how the idea of civilization has informed our thinking about international relations over the course of ten centuries. From the Crusades to the colonial era to the global war on terror, this sweeping volume exposes civilization as a stage-managed account of history that ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
496g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226142401
SKU
V9780226142401
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About Brett Bowden
Brett Bowden is associate professor of history and political thought at the University of Western Sydney. He is the author of Civilization and War.
Reviews for The Empire of Civilization
"This is a hugely ambitious undertaking. Bowden's rich book deserves a wide readership." (Millennium: Journal of International Studies) "The most comprehensive engagement to date with the emergence, history, development, and complexity of the term 'civilization.'... Bowden's book is a must for anyone genuinely curious about the life (not only the history) of ideas." (Political Studies Review)"