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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... countries of Europe swung in America's favour. Yet even if the autonomy of American development increased over time, it has never been total.3 What is needed, in understanding the connections between superficially disparate aspects of ...
... countries everywhere to do whatever is necessary to prevent such atrocities ever happening again' (<www.bbc.co.uk> ... country's 'help in this common struggle against the evil in the world': this was 'a war against civilization, and we ...
... countries. Especially after President Bush's gaffe in speaking of a 'crusade' against terrorism — an unwitting allusion to episodes in the history of the Middle Ages when, judged by modern standards, it is hard to say whether Islam or ...
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