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Enemies of civilization : attitudes toward foreigners in ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, and China /
"Enemies of Civilization is a work of comparative history and cultural consciousness that discusses how "others" were perceived in three ancient civilizations: Mesopotamia, Egypt, and China. Each civilization was the dominant culture in its part of the world, and each developed a mind...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Albany :
State University of New York Press,
©2005.
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| Colección: | SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Enemies of Civilization is a work of comparative history and cultural consciousness that discusses how "others" were perceived in three ancient civilizations: Mesopotamia, Egypt, and China. Each civilization was the dominant culture in its part of the world, and each developed a mind-set that regarded itself as culturally superior to its neighbors. Mu-chou Poo compares these societies' attitudes toward other cultures and finds differences and similarities that reveal the self-perceptions of each society." "Notably, this work shows that in contrast to modern racism based on biophysical features, such prejudice did not exist in these ancient societies. It was culture rather than biophysical nature that was the most important criterion for distinguishing us from them. By examining how societies conceive their prejudices, this book breaks new ground in the study of ancient history and opens new ways to look at human society, both ancient and modern."--Jacket |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xviii, 211 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-208) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1423748034 9781423748038 079146363X 9780791463635 0791463648 9780791463642 0791483703 9780791483701 |