eBook Enemies of Civilization: Attitudes toward Foreigners in Ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, and China (SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture) ePub

Enemies of Civilization is a work of comparative history and cultural consciousness that discusses how others were perceived in three ancient civilizations: Mesopotamia, Egypt, and China

Enemies of Civilization is a work of comparative history and cultural consciousness that discusses how others were perceived in three ancient civilizations: Mesopotamia, Egypt, and China. Each civilization was the dominant culture in its part of the world, and each developed a mind-set that regarded itself as culturally superior to its neighbors. Mu-chou Poo compares these societies’ attitudes toward other cultures and finds differences and similarities that reveal the self-perceptions of each society.

Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0791463648. Publisher: SUNY Press (February 1, 2012). Publication Date: February 1, 2012.

Series: SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture. Paperback: 229 pages. Publisher: SUNY Press (February 24, 2005).

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Mu-chou Poo compares these societies' attitudes toward other cultures and finds differences and similarities that reveal the self-perceptions of each society. Notably, this work shows that in contrast to modern racism based on biophysical features, such prejudice did not exist in these ancient societies. It was culture rather than biophysical nature that was the most important criterion for distinguishing us from them. By examining how societies conceive their prejudices, this book breaks new ground in the study of ancient history and opens new ways to look at human society, both ancient.

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Mu-Chou Poo. Enemies of Civilization is a work of comparative history and cultural consciousness that discusses how ''others'' were perceived in three ancient civilizations: Mesopotamia, Egypt, and China. Mu-chou Poo compares these societies' attitudes toward other cultures and finds differences and similarities that reveal the self-perceptions of each society.

Mu-chou Poo compares these societies attitudes toward other cultures and finds differences and similarities that reveal the self-perceptions of each society. It was culture rather than biophysical nature that was the most important criterion for distinguishing us from them

Enemies of Civilization book

Enemies of Civilization book. Enemies of Civilization is a work of comparative history and cultural consciousness that discusses how others were perceived in three ancient civilizations: Mesopotamia, Egypt, and China.

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