Recensione. Patricia Chiantera-Stutte, Giovanni Borgognone (eds.), Civilization. Global Histories of a Political Idea, Lanham, Lexington Books, 2022

Abstract

The new book edited by Patricia Chiantera-Stutte and Giovanni Borgognone provides a rich and compelling analysis of the many narratives on, and around, “civilizations”, and how the latter concept continues to be used to support a variety of political agendas, from liberal democracy to ethno-nationalist authoritarianism.