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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... the Europeans Anti-Americanism: how the outsiders View the established Conclusion 3 American Manners Under Scrutiny American manners books Americans observed Technology, hygiene and deference Victorianism Informalization Conclusion.
... manners they followed and in their typical feelings and emotions, to the formation of states with relatively effective monopolies of violence and to changes in the balances of power between social groups within states. The aim of this book ...
Stephen Mennell. book has become known as The Civilizing Process. It is organized into four parts, to which corresponds the structure of the present book ... manners, the development of its scientific knowledge or view of the world, and much ...
... manners in Europe since the Middle Ages. His principal sources are the numerous 'manners books' of Germany, France, England and Italy which, from the thirteenth to the nineteenth century, set out the standards of behaviour that were ...
... manners books studied by Elias were addressed to the secular upper classes, and mainly in the vernacular languages of Europe. Early authors in the genre include some famous names: Tannhauser in the thirteenth century, Caxton in the ...