{"product_id":"european-universalism-the-rhetoric-of-power-9781595580610","title":"European Universalism: The Rhetoric of Power","description":"\u003cb\u003eHow ideas such as civilization and progress have been used as a smoke screen for Western dominance, by the world-renowned sociologist\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eEver since the Enlightenment, Western intervention around the world has been justified by appeals to notions of civilization, development, and progress. The assumption has been that such ideas are universal, encrusted in natural law. But, as Immanuel Wallerstein argues in this short and elegant philippic, these concepts are, in fact, not global. Rather, their genesis is firmly rooted in European thought and their primary function has been to provide justification for powerful states to impose their will against the weak under the smoke screen of what is supposed to be both beneficial to humankind and historically inevitable. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith great acuity Wallerstein draws together discussions of the idea of orientalism, the right to intervene, and the triumph of science over the humanities to explain how strategies designed to promote particular Western interests have acquired an all-inclusive patina. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWallerstein concludes by advocating a true universalism that will allow critical appraisal of all justifications for intervention by the powerful against the weak. At a time when such intervention--in the name of democracy and human rights--has returned to the center stage of world politics, his treatise is both relevant and compelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3445755\"\u003eImmanuel Wallerstein\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.36h x 5.64w x 0.32d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781595580610\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1595580611\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC026000\"\u003eSociology | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PHI\"\u003ePhilosophy\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PHI019000\"\u003ePolitical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL058000\"\u003eWorld | European\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImmanuel Wallerstein\u003c\/strong\u003e is a senior research scientist in the department of sociology at Yale University and professor emeritus of sociology at Binghampton University (SUNY). His many books include \u003cem\u003eThe Modern World-System\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHistorical Capitalism\u003c\/em\u003e. The New Press has published his \u003cem\u003eAfter Liberalism\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEuropean Universalism\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Decline of American Power\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUtopistics\u003c\/em\u003e, and a collection of his works, \u003cem\u003eThe Essential Wallerstein\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in New Haven, Connecticut, and Paris, France.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42675514835181,"sku":"9781595580610","price":21.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_d1e4126c-a538-4672-afe9-2aecad807760.jpg?v=1649604252","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/european-universalism-the-rhetoric-of-power-9781595580610","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}