The American Civilizing ProcessPolity, 2007 M10 15 - 388 páginas Since 9/11, the American government has presumed to speak and act in the name of ‘civilization’. But isthat how the rest of the world sees it? And if not, why not? Stephen Mennell leads up to such contemporary questions through a careful study of the whole span of American development, from the first settlers to the American Empire. He takes a novel approach, analysing the USA’s experience in the light of Norbert Elias’s theory of civilizing (and decivilizing) processes. Drawing comparisons between the USA and other countries of the world, the topics discussed include:
Mennell shows how the long-term experience of Americans has been of growing more and more powerful in relation to their neighbours. This has had all-pervasive effects on the way they see themselves, their perception of the rest of the world, and how the rest of the world sees them. Mennell’s compelling and provocative account will appeal to anyone concerned about America's role in the world today, including students and scholars of American politics and society. |
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Contenido
Civilizing Processes | 1 |
1 American Civilization | 23 |
2 Fellow Americans and Outsiders | 40 |
3 American Manners Under Scrutiny | 51 |
4 American Aristocracies | 81 |
5 The Market Society | 106 |
6 Violence and Aggressiveness | 122 |
From Settlements to Independence | 158 |
9 Integration Struggles | 214 |
10 The Curse of the American Dream | 249 |
11 Involvement Detachment and American Religiosity | 266 |
12 America and Humanity as a Whole | 294 |
Notes | 323 |
References | 346 |
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From Frontier to Empire | 180 |