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In Pursuit of Civility - Manners and Civilization in Early Modern England (Hardcover)
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In Pursuit of Civility - Manners and Civilization in Early Modern England (Hardcover)
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What did it mean to be 'civilized' in Early Modern England? Keith
Thomas's seminal studies Religion and the Decline of Magic, Man and
the Natural World, and The Ends of Life, explored the beliefs,
values and social practices of the years between 1500 and 1800. In
Pursuit of Civility continues this quest by examining what the
English people thought it meant to be `civilized' and how that
condition differed from being `barbarous' or `savage' . Thomas
shows how the upper ranks of society sought to distinguish
themselves from their social inferiors by developing distinctive
forms of moving, speaking and comporting themselves - and how the
common people in turn developed their own forms of civility. The
belief of the English in their superior civility shaped their
relations with the Welsh, the Scots and the Irish. By legitimizing
international trade, colonialism, slavery, and racial
discrimination, it was fundamental to their dealings with the
native peoples of North America, India, and Australia. Yet not
everyone shared this belief in the superiority of Western
civilization. In Pursuit of Civility throws light on the early
origins of anti-colonialism and cultural relativism, and goes on to
examine some of the ways in which the new forms of civility were
resisted. With all the author's distinctive authority and
brilliance - based as ever on wide reading, abounding in fresh
insights, and illustrated by many striking quotations and anecdotes
from contemporary sources - In Pursuit of Civility transforms our
understanding of the past. In so doing, it raises important
questions as to the role of manners in the modern world.
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