Bowden, Brett,  1968- <br/><br/>
The empire of civilization  the evolution of an imperial idea /  [electronic resource] : 
Brett Bowden. 
 - Chicago :  University of Chicago Press,  2009. 
 - xi, 303 p. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-289) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: Guizot's question : universal civilization? -- 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? -- 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" -- New barbarism, old civilization, revived imperialism -- New barbarism and the test of modernity -- The "new realities" of imperialism -- Conclusion: The future of intercivilizational relations. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2013. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA914772  bnb 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Civilization--Philosophy.<br/>Civilization--History.<br/>Imperialism.<br/>International relations--Philosophy.<br/>Philosophy, European.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Europe--Territorial expansion.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>CB19  / .B598 2009eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>303.48/201