Civilizations, or rather narratives about civilizations, matter, not only as research subjects in textbooks, literary and scientific essays, but also in politics. This seems to be the case in "civilizational states" such as China, Russia, Turkey and Syria. Also in Western countries, in recent decades, the notion of civilization has often been used in public discourse: political parties and leaders have referred in particular to the need to protect Western civilization, calling in this regard for policies to restrict immigration from Muslim countries. The studies in this collected volume reconstruct how civilizational paradigms and narratives have been used to explain political relations.
ISBN: | 9781793645821 |
Publisher: | Lexington Books |
Imprint: | Lexington Books |
Published date: | 15 Oct 2022 |
DEWEY: | 909 |
DEWEY edition: | 23 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 226 |
Weight: | 490g |
Height: | 229mm |
Width: | 152mm |
Spine width: | 16mm |