Debating civilisations : interrogating civilisational analysis in a global age

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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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Smith, Jeremy, 1966- author (author), Smith, Jeremy C.A., contributor (contributor)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Manchester, England : Manchester University Press 2017
2018.
Subjects:
Civilization > Philosophy.
Comparative civilization.
Intercultural communication.
Cultural pluralism.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009430553806719
Table of Contents:
  • Front matter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Part I Theoretical engagements in civilisational analysis
  • 1 Civilisations debated
  • 2 Currents and perspectives in contemporary civilisational analysis
  • 3 Counterpoints, critiques, dialogues
  • 4 Inter- civilisational engagement
  • Part II Studies in inter-civilisational engagement
  • 5 Saltwater horizons
  • 6 Pacific imaginaries
  • 7 Engagement in the cross- currents of history
  • 8 Japan in engagement and the discourses of civilisation
  • 9 Conclusion
  • References
  • Index

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