The civilizing process and the past we now abhor : slavery, cat-burning and the colonialism of time /

"Drawing on the thought of Norbert Elias and using as a thread a purposely apolitical example of cruelty to animals to focus on changes in attitudes, this book explores the ways in which we deal with a past that we now abhor. As we struggle to deal with the fact that our past shapes us - indeed...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Fleming, Bruce E. (Bruce Edward), 1954- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022.
Series:	Classical and contemporary social theory.
Subjects:	National characteristics, American > History. United States > Civilization. États-Unis > Civilisation. Civilization. National characteristics, American. United States. History.

Table of Contents:

Bad manners
Woody
Past produces present
Slavery
Explanations
Rituals
The modern age
Democracy
Durkheim
Groupthink
The polyglot West
Changes
People and pets
Reparations
Forty years in the wilderness.