{"product_id":"the-europeanization-of-the-world-on-the-origins-of-human-rights-and-democracy-paperback","title":"The Europeanization of the World: On the Origins of Human Rights and Democracy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn M. Headley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Europeanization of the World\u003c\/i\u003e puts forward a defense of Western civilization and the unique gifts it has bequeathed to the world-in particular, human rights and constitutional democracy-at a time when many around the globe equate the West with hubris and thinly veiled imperialism. John Headley argues that the Renaissance and the Reformation provided the effective currents for the development of two distinctive political ideas. 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. 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Headley traces the development and implications of this first idea from antiquity to the present. He examines the English revolution of 1688 and party government in Britain and America into the early nineteenth century. And he challenges the now--common stance in historical studies of moral posturing against the West. Headley contends that these unique ideas are Western civilization's most precious export, however presently distorted. Certainly European culture has its dark side--Auschwitz is but one example. Yet as Headley shows, no other civilization in history has bequeathed so sustained a tradition of universalizing aspirations as the West. The \u003ci\u003eEuropeanization of the World\u003c\/i\u003e makes an argument that is controversial but long overdue. Written by one of our preeminent scholars of the Renaissance and Reformation, this elegantly reasoned book is certain to spark a much-needed reappraisal of the Western tradition.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A wonderful book! The author dives deep into his extensive work on the Renaissance in order to explore the roots of human rights and democracy in the European heritage, and then extends his insights into the contemporary period. The scholarship and theoretical sophistication make this book a must-read for all thoughtful people, especially those concerned with political theory and globalization.\"\u003cb\u003e--Bruce Mazlish, Massachusetts Institute of Technology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is an important book. The argument that there is something unique about European civilization from a global perspective is highly relevant to contemporary political and cultural debate. The scholarship placing the sources of this uniqueness in the history of the European Renaissance as it encountered and conceptualized other worlds is of the first order.\"\u003cb\u003e--Joan-Pau Rubiés, London School of Economics and Political Science\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a short book that addresses a very large topic. It is an exceedingly fair-minded, judicious, and learned attempt to deal with an important and controversial topic, and it treats the matter in a challenging and thought-provoking fashion. My judgment is that Professor Headley has succeeded admirably.\"\u003cb\u003e--Paul A. Rahe, University of Tulsa\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn M. Headley\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emeritus of history at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. His books include \u003ci\u003eTommaso Campanella and the Transformation of the World\u003c\/i\u003e (Princeton).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 26, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756998230304,"sku":"9780691171487","price":53.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fa625b303020180174c0dbc16620fc18.webp?v=1780091286","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-europeanization-of-the-world-on-the-origins-of-human-rights-and-democracy-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}