The empire of civilization : the evolution of an imperial idea / Brett Bowden.

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Introduction : Guizot´s question : universal civilization? -- pt. 1. Civilization, progress, and history : universals all? -- The ideal of civilization : its origins, meanings, and implications -- Civilization and the idea of progress -- The notion of universal civilization : one end for all? -- pt. 2. The art and science of empire -- The expansion of Europe and the classical standard of civilization -- The burden of civilization and the ´art and science of colonization´ -- pt. 3. New barbarism, old civilization, revived imperialism -- New barbarism and the test of modernity -- The ´new realities´ of imperialism -- Conclusion : The future of intercivilizational relations.