Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface and Acknowledgments ix
4. A Note on Spelling xiii
5. 1. Introduction: Guizot’s Question: Universal Civilization? 1
6. Part One: Civilization, Progress, and History: Universals All?
7. 2. The Ideal of Civilization: Its Origins, Meanings, and Implications 23
8. 3. Civilization and the Idea of Progress 47
9. 4. The Notion of Universal Civilization: One End for All? 77
10. Part Two: The Art and Science of Empire
11. 5. The Expansion of Europe and the Classical Standard of Civilization 103
12. 6. The Burden of Civilization and the “Art and Science of Colonization” 129
13. Part Three: New Barbarism, Old Civilization, Revived Imperialism
14. 7. New Barbarism and the Test of Modernity 161
15. 8. The “New Realities” of Imperialism 189
16. 9. Conclusion: The Future of Intercivilizational Relations 215
17. Notes 233
18. Bibliography 267
19. Index 291