Civilization is an abstract term to define, complex with multiple sides to decipher in order to perceive a true definition. One definition of civilization is the “culture, society, etc., of a specific place, time, or group” (Dictionary.com Civilization). In the Burrough’s Tarzan, Limerick’s The Legacy of Conquest, Turner’s An Emerging World Power, Zinn’s A People’s History of American Empire, Hoganson’s Private Lives/ Public Moments, and Bederman’s Manliness & Civilization, the definition of civilization is outlined and analyzed through the similarities and differences of its application during the 1800s. From my perspective, civilization is a state that a group achieves when it has developed its own sense of management, ethics, structured
