Totalitarianism, globalization, colonialism : the destruction of civilization since 1914 / Harry Redner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Redner, Harry, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilization, Modern--20th century.

Civilization, Modern.

Totalitarianism--History--20th century.

Totalitarianism.

World politics--20th century.

World politics.

East and West.

Globalization.

History.

Physical Description:

xxii, 331 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, New Jersey : Transaction Publishers, [2014]

Summary:

According to Harry Redner, the phrase "beyond civilization," refers to the new and unprecedented condition the world is now entering-specifically, the condition commonly known as globalization. Redner approaches globalization from the perspective of the study of civilization, thereby revealing the deeper historical meaning of the globalization process. The scope of Redner's investigation extends beyond culture and focuses on the economic, political, cognitive, and technical factors that touch on society. This book is of interest to sociologists, historians, and social and political theorists. It is also accessibly written for a larger audience of readers interested in analyzing civilization past, present, and future. Over the past five hundred years, historians and other social scientists have perceived an extraordinary occurrence: the transition from the Middle Ages, via the Renaissance, to modernity. Equally remarkable has been the transition taking place in the last fifty years from modernity to globalization, a period marked by increasing interdependency and interconnectivity, as evidenced by events such as the advent of the computer. Bruce Mazhsh argues that in order to understand ourselves in the world today we need to know more about the nature of both concepts. Illustrating that the process was further accelerated by the computer revolution and the launching of artificial satellites, Mazhsh places the events of 1989 in the framework of globalization. Book jacket.

Contents:

I The Old World 1

1 Totalitarianism and Civilization 3

2 Ideology 31

3 The Metamorphoses of Totalitarianism 69

4 The State and Fate of Europe 97

II The New World 119

5 America Comes of Age 121

6 The Destruction of American Civilization 141

III The Third World 175

7 East and West 177

8 China 233

9 Islam 261

10 India 283.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781412853972

1412853974

OCLC:

864380567