{"product_id":"the-empire-of-civilization-brett-bowden-9780226068145","title":"The Empire of Civilization: The Evolution of an Imperial Idea","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe term \"civilization\" comes with considerable baggage, dichotomizing people, cultures, and histories as \"civilized\"--or not. While the idea of civilization has been deployed throughout history to justify all manner of interventions and sociopolitical engineering, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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 legitimizes imperialism, uniformity, and conformity to Western standards, culminating in a liberal-democratic global order. Along the way, Bowden explores the variety of confrontations and conquests--as well as those peoples and places excluded or swept aside--undertaken in the name of civilization. Concluding that the \"West and the rest\" have more commonalities than differences, \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ethis provocative and engaging book\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eultimately points the way toward an authentic intercivilizational dialogue that emphasizes cooperation over clashes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brett Bowden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226068145\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226068145\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2010","brand":"Brett Bowden","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086390833407,"sku":"9780226068145","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ba802fea-166c-4ba1-a3fd-a2e7087b9b19.jpg?v=1769094408","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-empire-of-civilization-brett-bowden-9780226068145","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}