TY - BOOK AU - Bowden,Brett ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - The empire of civilization: the evolution of an imperial idea AV - CB19 .B598 2009eb U1 - 303.48/201 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Chicago PB - University of Chicago Press KW - Civilization KW - Philosophy KW - History KW - Imperialism KW - International relations KW - Philosophy, European KW - Europe KW - Territorial expansion KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-289) and index; 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; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10317901 ER -