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Enemies of Civilization: Attitudes toward Foreigners in Ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, and China

By Mu-chou Poo
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By Mu-chou Poo
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Looks at how foreigners were regarded in three ancient civilizations, finding that cultural, not biophysical, differences were key in distinguishing "us" from "them."

Enemies of Civilization is a work of comparative history and cultural consciousness that discusses how "others" were perceived in three ancient civilizations: Mesopotamia, Egypt, and China. Each civilization was the dominant culture in its part of the world, and each developed a mind-set that regarded itself as culturally super...

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