The American Civilizing Process 1st Edition by Stephen Mennell 0745632084 9780745632087
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ISBN 10: 0745632084
ISBN 13: 9780745632087
Author: Stephen Mennell
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: American manners and lifestyles Violence in American society The impact of markets on American social character American expansion, from the frontier to empire The ‘curse of the American Dream’ and increasing inequality The religiosity of American life 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.
Table of contents:
1 ‘American Civilization’
2 ‘Fellow Americans’ and Outsiders
3 American Manners Under Scrutiny
4 American Aristocracies
5 The Market Society
6 Violence and Aggressiveness
7 And Wilderness is Paradise Enow: From Settlements to Independence
8 But Westward, Look, the Land is Bright: From Frontier to Empire
9 Integration Struggles
10 The Curse of the American Dream
11 Involvement, Detachment and American Religiosity
12 America and Humanity as a Whole
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