| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 323 pages) |
| Series |
Bristol studies in international theory series |
| Contents |
Introduction : A process-sociological approach to understanding civilization -- 1. The return of discourses of civilization and barbarism -- 2. Elias's explanation of the European civilizing process -- 3. The nation-state, war and human equality -- 4. The classical European "standard of civilization" -- 5. Civilization, diplomacy and the enlargement of international society -- 6. Standards of civilization in the post-European global order -- 7. Civilizing processes at the level of humanity as a whole -- Summary and conclusions |
| Summary |
The idea of civilization recurs frequently in reflections on international politics. However, International Relations academic writings on civilization have failed to acknowledge the major 20th-century analysis that examined the processes through which Europeans came to regard themselves as uniquely civilized -- Norbert Elias's On the Process of Civilization. This book provides a comprehensive exploration of the significance of Elias's reflections on civilization for International Relations. It explains the working principles of an Eliasian, or process-sociological, approach to civilization and the global order and demonstrates how the interdependencies between state-formation, colonialism and an emergent international society shaped the European "civilizing process".-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-306) and index |
| Notes |
Andrew Linklater is Woodrow Wilson Professor of International Politics at Aberystwyth University |
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Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 12, 2022) |
| Subject |
Elias, Norbert, 1897-1990.
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| SUBJECT |
Elias, Norbert, 1897-1990
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Elias, Norbert, 1897-1990 fast |
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Civilization.
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International relations.
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Civilization
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civilization.
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international relations.
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Civilization
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International relations
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781529213898 |
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1529213894 |
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9781529213881 |
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1529213886 |
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