The Invention of Humanity
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies, History, World History, Anthropology
| Author: | Siep Stuurman | ISBN: | 9780674977518 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | February 20, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Siep Stuurman |
| ISBN: | 9780674977518 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | February 20, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
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.”
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.”
