The American Civilizing ProcessJohn Wiley & Sons, 2013/04/24 - 400 ページ Since 9/11, the American government has presumed to speak and act in the name of ‘civilization’. But isthat how the rest of the world sees it? And if not, why not? Stephen Mennell leads up to such contemporary questions through a careful study of the whole span of American development, from the first settlers to the American Empire. He takes a novel approach, analysing the USA’s experience in the light of Norbert Elias’s theory of civilizing (and decivilizing) processes. Drawing comparisons between the USA and other countries of the world, the topics discussed include:
Mennell shows how the long-term experience of Americans has been of growing more and more powerful in relation to their neighbours. This has had all-pervasive effects on the way they see themselves, their perception of the rest of the world, and how the rest of the world sees them. Mennell’s compelling and provocative account will appeal to anyone concerned about America's role in the world today, including students and scholars of American politics and society. |
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... Goudsblom and Cas Wouters read each chapter as it was written, as well as the complete draft; my intellectual debt to them and to other members of the 'figurational family' over many years is immense. I should also mention that this ...
... between more and more social groups. Less abstractly, 'More people are forced more often to pay more and more attention to more other people' (Goudsblom, 1989: 722). The pressure towards greater consideration of the.
Stephen Mennell. (Goudsblom, 1989: 722). The pressure towards greater consideration of the consequences of one's own actions for other people on whom one is to a greater or lesser extent dependent tends to produce a widening of the ...
... Goudsblom, 1980). 'Civilization', however, was almost a favourite word, which Jefferson employed about 50 times in publications and correspondence.6 While representing his newly independent country as Minister to France (1784—9) ...
... (Goudsblom, 1996a, 1996b). To pose that question leads to the recognition that the taming of warriors is a necessary element in any process of state-formation. That the pacification of warriors — including the transformation of elements ...