Poo Enemies of Civilization

Attitudes toward Foreigners in Ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, and China
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-7914-8370-1
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 229 Seiten

Reihe: SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture

Looks at how foreigners were regarded in three ancient civilizations, finding that cultural, not biophysical, differences were key in distinguishing "us" from "them."

Autoren/Hrsg.

Poo, Mu-chou

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations
Preface
List of Abbreviations
Chronological Table
1. Introduction The Question about The Others
Ethnic Theories and Ancient History
Choice of Subjects
About the Comparative Study of History
Structure, Scope, and Sources
2. In Search of Cultural Identity
Geography
Language
Looking for Foreigners
3. Representations
Designations of Self and Others
Textual and Graphic Evidence
4. Relations and Attitudes
Enemies
Demons
Friends and Allies
From Apprehension to Appreciation
5. Foreigners Within
Social Positions
Foreign Goods and Languages
6. The Transformation of the Barbarians
To Assimilate or Not to Assimilate
Between Ideology and Reality
7. Conclusion
The Illusive Others
Official Ideology and Private Sentiments
The Comparative Gaze
The Problem of Great Civilizations
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Mu-chou Poo is Professor and Research Fellow in the Institute of History and Philology at Academia Sinica in Taiwan. He is the author of several books, including In Search of Personal Welfare: A View of Ancient Chinese Religion, also published by SUNY Press.