
Inventing Western Civilization
Thomas C. Patterson(Author)
Monthly Review Press,U.S.
Published on 1. January 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
158 pages
978-0-85345-961-3 (ISBN)
Description
What is civilization? The term, commonly identified with "uplift" and "order," has come to take on another meaning: the "civilized" versus the "primitive." This book is about the idea of civilization and how, at different times, the concept has been used by the powerful in order to defend their status. Drawing on his extensive knowledge of early societies, anthropologist Thomas C. Patterson shows how class, sexism, and racism have been integral to the appearance of "civilized" societies in Western Europe.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
black & white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 209 mm
Width: 141 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
204 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-85345-961-3 (9780853459613)
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Thomas C. Patterson
Inventing Western Civilization
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Person
Thomas C. Patterson is Professor and Chair of Anthropology, University of California at Riverside.
Content
Inventing civilization; civilization and its boosters; civilization and its critics; inventing barbarians and other uncivilized peoples; uncivilized peoples speak.