The Civilizing Process and the Past We Now Abho, Fleming..

Name: The Civilizing Process and the Past We Now Abho, Fleming..
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

The Civilizing Process and the Past We Now AbhorSlavery, Cat-Burning, and the Colonialism of Time\nAuthor(s): Bruce Fleming\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032127378, 978-1032127378\nSynopsis\nDrawing on the thought of Norbert Elias and using as a thread a purposely apolitical example of cruelty to animals to focus on changes in attitudes, this book explores the ways in which we deal with a past that we now abhor. As we struggle to deal with the fact that our past shapes usindeed is us, but is not usand cannot be changed, the modern tendency is to demand merely cosmetic rather than real changes to the world and to judge harshly the individuals with whom the past is populated, pulling down statues or re-naming institutions. An examination of our modern colonialism of time rather than place, which refuses to consider or accept the fact that without our past, we wouldnt be here at all, let alone in a position to ju.