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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. 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 And Modern.--jacket. The Question About The Others -- Ethnic Theories And Ancient History -- Choice Of Subjects -- About The Comparative Study Of History -- Structure, Scope, And Sources -- In Search Of Cultural Identity -- Geography -- Language -- Looking

Author

Mu-Chou Poo, Muzhou Pu, Mu-chou Poo

Publisher

Albany: State University of New York Press

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9781423748038

Subjects

History, Political Science, Language Learning

Rating

2.7 / 5 (3 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14