CIVILIZATION AND UNIVERSAL HISTORY IN CONCEPTUALIZING GLOBALIZATION

Year 2008, Volume: 4 Issue: 8, 173 - 188, 01.12.2008

Davut Ateş

Abstract

This paper investigates the question of whether civilization and universal history analyses can provide us with theoretical tools in conceptualizing the current process of globalization. To this end, referrence will be made to our understanding of civilization and universal history, with a further attempt to connect civilization and history analyses with analyses of globalization

Keywords

Globalization, Civilization, Universal History, Global Civilization

KÜRESELLEŞME KAVRAMLAŞTIRMASINDA MEDENİYET VE EVRENSEL TARİH

Abstract

This paper investigates the question of whether civilization and universal history analyses can provide us with theoretical tools in conceptualizing the current process of globalization. To this end, referrence will be made to our understanding of civilization and universal history, with a further attempt to connect civilization and history analyses with analyses of globalization.

Keywords

Küreselleşme, Medeniyet, Evrensel Tarih, Küresel Medeniyet

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