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Author profile: Brett Bowden

Brett Bowden is Professor of History and Politics at the University of Western Sydney and Senior Visiting Fellow at the University of New South Wales at the Australian Defence Force Academy. His recent major publications include Civilization and War (2013) and the multi-award—winning Empire of Civilization: the Evolution of an Imperial Idea (2009). Among a range of edited collections is the 4-volume major work, Civilization: Critical Concepts in Political Science (2009). Details of further publications can be found at www.brett-bowden.net.

Civilisation and Hierarchy Go Hand-in-Hand

Brett Bowden • Apr 27 2015 • Articles

The ideal of civilisation has been closely associated with ideas of progress and stadial theories of development – a hierarchic world order with the civilised at the top.

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