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The empire of civilization : the evolution of an imperial idea / Brett Bowden.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bowden, Brett, 1968-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Civilization--Philosophy.
- Civilization.
- Civilization--History.
- History.
- Imperialism.
- International relations--Philosophy.
- International relations.
- Philosophy, European.
- Territorial expansion.
- Europe--Territorial expansion.
- Europe.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 303 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2009.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Guizot's question : universal civilization?
- Civilization, progress, and history : universals all?
- The ideal of civilization : its origins, meanings, and implications
- Civilization and the idea of progress
- The notion of universal civilization : one end for all?
- The art and science of empire
- The expansion of Europe and the classical standard of civilization
- The burden of civilization and the "art and science of colonization"
- New barbarism, old civilization, revived imperialism
- New barbarism and the test of modernity
- The "new realities" of imperialism
- Conclusion: The future of intercivilizational relations.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [267]-289) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780226068145
- 0226068145
- OCLC:
- 237048325
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