The States of the Earth
Download or Read eBook The States of the Earth PDF written by Mohamed Amer Meziane and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2024-04-09 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Mohamed Amer Meziane |
Publisher | : Verso Books |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 2024-04-09 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781804291788 |
ISBN-13 | : 1804291781 |
Rating | : 4/5 (88 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The States of the Earth by : Mohamed Amer Meziane
Book excerpt: While industrial states competed to colonize Asia and Africa in the nineteenth century, conversion to Christianity was replaced by a civilizing mission. This new secular impetus strode hand in hand with racial capitalism in the age of empires: a terrestrial paradise was to be achieved through accumulation and the ravaging of nature. Far from a defence of religion, The States of the Earth argues that phenomena such as evangelism and political Islam are best understood as products of empire and secularization. In a world where material technology was considered divine, religious and secular forces both tried to achieve Heaven on Earth by destroying Earth itself.