The invention of humanity: equality and cultural difference in world history

For much of history, strangers were seen as barbarians, seldom as fellow human beings. The notion of common humanity had to be invented. Drawing on global thinkers, Siep Stuurman traces ideas of equality and difference across continents and civilizations, from antiquity to present-day debates about...

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1. Verfasser: Stuurman, Siep 1946- (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England Harvard University Press 2017
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Zusammenfassung:For much of history, strangers were seen as barbarians, seldom as fellow human beings. The notion of common humanity had to be invented. Drawing on global thinkers, Siep Stuurman traces ideas of equality and difference across continents and civilizations, from antiquity to present-day debates about human rights and the "clash of civilizations."
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (665 Seiten) Karten
ISBN:9780674977501
DOI:10.4159/9780674977501

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