Civilization and its contents
Civilization is a constantly invoked term. It is used by both politicians and scholars. How useful, in fact, is this term? Civilization and Its Contents traces the origins of the concept in the eighteenth century.
Print Book, English, 2004
Stanford University Press, Stanford, Calif., 2004
xiv, 188 pages ; 23 cm
9780804750820, 9780804750837, 0804750823, 0804750831
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The origins and importance of the concept of civilization
Civilization as colonial ideology
Civilization as European ideology
The civilizing process
Other civilizations
The dialogue of civilizations in a global epoch
Conclusions