Debating civilisations : interrogating civilisational analysis in a global age /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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Manchester, UK :
Manchester University Press,
2018.
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| Series: | Manchester Political Studies
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Abstract: | Debating civilisations offers an up-to-date evaluation of the re-emerging field of civilisational analysis, tracing its main currents and comparing it to rival paradigms such as Marxism, globalisation theory and postcolonial sociology. The book suggests that civilisational analysis offers an alternative approach to understanding globalisation, one that focuses on the dense engagement of societies, cultures, empires and civilisations in human history. Building on Castoriadis's theory of social imaginaries, it argues that civilisations are best understood as the products of routine contacts and connections carried out by anonymous actors over the course of long periods of time. It illustrates this argument through case studies of modern Japan, the Pacific and post-Conquest Latin America (including the revival of indigenous civilisations), exploring discourses of civilisation outside the West within the context of growing Western imperial power. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. Made available via: manchesterhive. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (216 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781526105318 1526105314 9781526126283 1526126281 1526105306 9781526105301 1526105292 9781526105295 |