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The Europeanization of the World: On the Origins of Human Rights and Democracy

Title : The Europeanization of the World: On the Origins of Human Rights and Democracy
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Rating : 4.28 (596 Votes)
Asin : 0691133123
Format Type : paperback
Number of Pages : 312 Pages
Publish Date : 2016-06-05
Language : English

Kostas A. Lavdas said bold and timely. 'Europeanization' is a concept put to many uses in the last couple of decades. As the European Union became stronger and expanded, EU scholars used the concept to imply the impact of the Union on member states and applicant states as well as the ongoing processes of interaction between the European and national levels. Other scholars, however, persisted in defending a more traditional u. "Well Argued" according to R. Albin. Globalization means Europeanization, with the Europe of the latter term referring to what some historians call the Atlantic world of Western Europe and the Americas as it developed in the Renaissance, Reformation, and Enlightenment. The nation-state, industrial capitalism, liberal democracy, the socialist alternatives to liberal democracy, and the scientific world view are all European

A densely written defense of the Western tradition."--Kirkus Reviews"This is a provocative, compelling, and successful book that traces the culture-transcending qualities of the idea of a common humanity and political dissent in Europe. In a brief epilogue, he sets aside his scholarly mien to launch a devastating critique of American policies at home and abroad since 2001. Headley has written an excellent book, penetrating and well-written. Kicza, Renaissance Quarterly"There is much in this book for Renaissance scholars, historical sociologists, and students of contemporary history. Headley offers considerable evidence for these Western contributions to pushing diverse cultures toward a new, globalized way of life. For the historically oriented sociologist, the book is an important contribution to un

John M. Headley is professor emeritus of history at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. His books include "Tommaso Campanella and the Transformation of the World" (Princeton).

The second is the idea of political dissent, first posited in the course of the Protestant Reformation and later maturing in the politics of the British monarchy. He examines the English revolution of 1688 and party government in Britain and America into the early nineteenth century. Headley contends that these unique ideas are Western civilization's most precious export, however presently distorted. Yet as Headley shows, no other civilization in history has bequeathed so sustained a tradition of universalizing aspirations as the West. The first is the idea of a common humanity, derived from antiquity, developed through natural law, and worked out in the new emerging global context to provide the basis for today's concept of universal human rights. Certainly European culture has its dark side--Auschwitz is but one example. Headley traces the development and implications of this first idea from antiquity to the present. The Europeanization of the World makes an argument that is controversial but long overdue. The Europeanization of the World puts forward a defense of Western civil

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