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The empire of civilization

by Bowden, Brett,
Additional authors: ebrary, Inc.
Published by : University of Chicago Press, (Chicago :) Physical details: xi, 303 p.
Subject(s): Civilization -- Philosophy. | Civilization -- History. | Imperialism. | International relations -- Philosophy. | Philosophy, European. | Europe -- Territorial expansion. | Electronic books.
Year: 2009
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-289) and index.

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.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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