Stearns Tolerance in World History

Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-1-351-83919-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 208 Seiten

Reihe: Themes in World History

This volume draws together the many discrete studies of tolerance to create a global and comprehensive synthesis. This relatively short book will work to connect different periods and a number of key regions, to help clarify the record and the relationship between current tolerance patterns and those of the past. The work is timely in light of the obvious tensions around tolerance in the world today –within the West, and without. It is quite clear that globalization and tolerance are not, at least as yet, easily compatible. A historical backdrop will help clarify the tensions involved, and perhaps promote greater understanding of the advantages though also the challenges of a tolerant approach.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stearns, Peter

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Definitions and Rationale

Chapter 2: Early Societies and Civilizations

Chapter 3: Christianity and Islam

Chapter 4: New Directions and New Challenges: The Early Modern Period, 1450-1750

Chapter 5: Tolerance in the Long Nineteenth Century: new triumphs, new challenges

Chapter 6: Tolerance in Contemporary World History: A New Balance Sheet

Chapter 7: Globalization – and a New Retreat?

Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Peter N. Stearns is University Professor of History at George Mason University. He is the author of Sexuality in World History, (2nd edition 2017) Globalization in World History (2nd edition 2015), Childhood in World History (3rd edition 2015), Gender in World History (3rd edition 2015), Peace in World History (2014), and Human Rights in World History (2012), all in this series. Other books include A History of Shame (forthcoming), Guiding the American University: Challenges and Choices (2015), and Satisfaction Not Guaranteed: Dilemmas of Progress in Modern Society (2012).