Debating civilisations : interrogating civilisational analysis in a global age /

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 alterna...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Smith, Jeremy, 1966- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2018.
Colección:Manchester Political Studies
Temas:
Civilization > Philosophy.
Comparative civilization.
Cultural pluralism.
Intercultural communication.
Cultural Diversity
Civilisation > Philosophie.
Civilisation comparée.
Diversité culturelle.
Society and anthropology.
Society and social sciences.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > Diplomacy.
Civilization > Philosophy
Comparative civilization
Cultural pluralism
Intercultural communication
Politics & government > International relations > Diplomacy.
indigenous civilisations
civilisations
power
imaginaries
cornelius castoriadis
civilisational analysis
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I: Theoretical engagements in civilisational analysis
  • 1. Civilisations debated: uses and critiques of 'civilisation'
  • 2. Currents and perspectives in contemporary civilisational analysis
  • 3. Counterpoints, critiques, dialogues
  • 4. Inter-civilisational engagement: imaginaries, power, connected worlds
  • Part II: Studies in inter-civilisational engagement
  • 5. Salt water horizons: seas, oceans and civilisations
  • 6. Pacific imaginaries: ontologies of connection, reconstruction of memory
  • 7. Engagement in the cross-currents of history: perspectives on civilisation in Latin America
  • 8. Japan in engagement and the discourses of civilisation
  • 9. Conclusion
  • Index.

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