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208 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780804750837
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication date: 18 January 2005
Description
"Civilization" is a constantly invoked term. It is used by both politicians and scholars. How useful, in fact, is this term? Civilization and Its Contents traces the origins of the concept in the eighteenth century. It shows its use as a colonial ...
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208 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780804750837
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication date: 18 January 2005
Description
"Civilization" is a constantly invoked term. It is used by both politicians and scholars. How useful, in fact, is this term? Civilization and Its Contents traces the origins of the concept in the eighteenth century. It shows its use as a colonial ...
Community Reviews
Content Warnings