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""In this wonderful book, Thomas Patterson effectively dethrones the concept of 'civilization' as an abstract good, transcending human society."" --Martin Bernal Drawing on his extensive knowledge of early societies, Thomas C. Patterson shows how class, sexism, and raci...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Patterson, Thomas C. (Thomas Carl), 1937- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Monthly Review Press, 1997.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
De ander.
Cultuur.
Kultur
Civilization, Western.
HISTORY > World.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
Westliche Welt
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:""In this wonderful book, Thomas Patterson effectively dethrones the concept of 'civilization' as an abstract good, transcending human society."" --Martin Bernal Drawing on his extensive knowledge of early societies, Thomas C. Patterson shows how class, sexism, and racism have been integral to the appearance of ""civilized"" societies in Western Europe. He lays out clearly and simply how civilization, with its designs of ""civilizing"" and ""being civilized, "" has been closely tied to the rise of capitalism in Western Europe and the development of social classes
Descripción Física:1 online resource: illustrations
ISBN:9781583674093

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