Humanity: a history of European concepts in practice from the sixteenth century to the present
In: Veröffentlichungen des Instituts für Europäische Geschichte Mainz
In: Supplement 110
In: V&R academic
Klose, Fabian; Thulin, Mirjam; Becker, Judith; Paulmann, Johannes; Berger, Joachim; Bethencourt, Francisco; Betts, Paul; Grigore, Mihai-D.
Klose, Fabian; Thulin, Mirjam; Becker, Judith; Paulmann, Johannes; Berger, Joachim; Bethencourt, Francisco; Betts, Paul; Grigore, Mihai-D.; Kruip, Gerhard; von Lingen, Kerstin; Möller, Esther; Stornig, Katharina; Weller, Thomas; Delgado, Mariano; Berger, Joachim; Delgado, Mariano; Grigore, Mihai-D.; von Lingen, Kerstin; Möller, Esther; Stornig, Katharina; Weller, Thomas; Interdisciplinary Conference "Humanity - a History of European Concepts in Practice"; Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht; Leibniz-Institut für Europäische Geschichte
This volume investigates the development of the concepts and practices of "humanity" from the sixteenth century up to the present. By taking a comparative and interdisciplinary approach, the contributers focus on Europe as well as Europe's relations to other world regions in the process that shaped "humanity". They show how this emerging concept led to the overcoming of fundamental divisions in many spheres on the one hand and the formation of new hierarchies on the other.