Civilisation Recast - Theoretical and Historical Perspectives

Civilisation is a debated concept. Is it indelibly associated with the prerogatives of the 'West', colonial histories or, as is emerging, a new global politics? How do we understand these new forms of identity politics and claims to possessing long-term histories? The book is intended for courses in humanities and social science.

List of contents

1. Civilisation: a critical and constructive review; 2. Civilisation in this book; 3. Long-term traditions of food, substance and sacrifice: interpreting cultures of ingestion in West, South and East Asia; 4. Neolithicities: from Africa to Eurasia and beyond; 5. Ancestors, civilisation and hierarchy; some comparisons from Africa; 6. Civilisation in China; 7. Civilisation and the government of 'civilisation' in contemporary China; 8. Conclusion.

About the author

Stephen Feuchtwang is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is the author of several books on China, including The Imperial Metaphor (1991) and After the Event (2011).Michael Rowlands is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Anthropology at University College London. The author of the Handbook of Material Culture (2006) and Reclaiming Heritage (2008), he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Gothenburg in 2015.

Summary

Civilisation is a debated concept. Is it indelibly associated with the prerogatives of the 'West', colonial histories or, as is emerging, a new global politics? How do we understand these new forms of identity politics and claims to possessing long-term histories? The book is intended for courses in humanities and social science.

Product details

• Authors: Stephan Feuchtwang, Stephan (London School of Economics an Feuchtwang, Stephan (London School of Economics and Political Science) Feuchtwang, Stephen Feuchtwang, Stephen (London School of Economics an Feuchtwang, Stephen (London School of Economics and Political Science) Feuchtwang, Feuchtwang Stephan, Michael Rowlands, Michael (University College London) Rowlands, Rowlands Michael
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2019
• EAN: 9781108484343
• ISBN: 978-1-108-48434-3
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social and cultural anthropology, Archaeological Theory