Meetings, Manners, and Civilization: The Development of Modern Meeting Behaviour [Hardcover]

Wilbert Van Vree (Author), Wilbert Van Vree (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0718501233 | ISBN-13: 978-0718501235 | Publication Date: April 2000

In Dutch society, gathering together to talk and argue about the communal future has become an increasingly important means of social integration. This study argues that, as a means of distinction for the elite, the stylization of meetings has replaced the stylization of eating and drinking. The restraint of physical violence was the "sine qua non" of meetings, and the long-term development of meetings coincides with the organization of violence within basic entities, tribes, villages, towns, nation states and confederations, which are, in effect, "meeting units". The book seeks to provide a picture of how meeting rules and behaviour have changed over time, and answer the question of why people hold meetings.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...has opened a fascinating new window on the history of humankind. His book pioneers into new territory..." -- Journal of Social History --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Dutch

Product Details

• Hardcover: 370 pages
• Publisher: Leicester University Press (April 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0718501233
• ISBN-13: 978-0718501235
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.2 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,825,246 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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