{"product_id":"civilization-and-its-contents-bruce-mazlish-9780804750820","title":"Civilization and Its Contents","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Civilization\" is a constantly invoked term. It is used by both politicians and scholars. How useful, in fact, is this term? \u003ci\u003eCivilization and Its Contents\u003c\/i\u003e traces the origins of the concept in the eighteenth century. It shows its use as a colonial ideology, and then as a support for racism. The term was extended to a dead society, Egyptian civilization, and was appropriated by Japan, China, and Islamic countries. This latter development lays the groundwork for the contemporary call for a \"dialogue of civilizations.\" The author proposes instead that today the use of the term \"civilization\" has a global meaning, with local variants recognized as cultures. It may be more appropriate, however, to abandon the name \"civilization\" and to focus on a new understanding of the civilizing process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bruce Mazlish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0804750823\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804750820\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/18\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 6.56w x 0.66d","brand":"Bruce Mazlish","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47419112390911,"sku":"9780804750820","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_91fc2aab-d9db-4acb-9da2-1ad99739fbf9.jpg?v=1761509516","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/civilization-and-its-contents-bruce-mazlish-9780804750820","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}