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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... religion in long-term perspective Some explanations Odd one out — Europe or the USA? Conclusion America and Humanity as a Whole 'American social character': diminishing contrasts, increasing varieties The problem of the American homo ...
... Religion in America'. I read The Lonely Crowd and went to talk to David Riesman — who did not care much for teaching graduate students, but was friendly, helpful and encouraging if one specially sought him out. These early influences ...
... religious belief and observance has risen there while it has fallen in Europe. Can history and the social sciences help to explain these seeming paradoxes and show how they are related to each other? This book is intended to make a ...
... religious belief but also, among other things, with beliefs in astrology and horoscopes, spontaneous generation, an invisible world and witchcraft, a taste for brutal pastimes such as bullbaiting, and codes of behaviour deeply permeated ...
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