Table of Contents

Contents Preface--ix 1 The Origins and Importance of the Concept of Civilization--27 2 Civilization as Colonial Ideology--35 3 Civilization as European Ideology--35 4 The Civilizing Process--35 5 Other Civilizations--35 6 The Dialogue of Civilizations in a Global Epoch--35 7 Conclusions--35 Notes--155 Index--173

About the Author

Bruce Mazlish is Professor of History Emeritus at the Massachuset Institute of Technology and Founding Director of the New Global History Initiative.

Reviews

"Written by a prominent public intellectual and historian of globalization, Civilization and Its Contents offers thought-provoking insights in a collection of seven well-integrated essays on the politics and historical trajectory of the concept of civilization." - Journal of World History