The central liberal truth : how politics can change a culture and save it from itself / Lawrence E. Harrison.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harrison, Lawrence E., author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Culture.

Politics and culture.

Social values.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Drawing on a research project that explored the cultural values of many nations, this book focuses on values around the globe, describing how each nation's culture has propelled or retarded their political and economic progress. It presents 25 factors that operate differently in cultures prone to progress and those that resist it.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; 1 The Riddle of Hispaniola; 2 Disaggregating "Culture"; 3 Models and Instruments of Cultural Transmission/Change; 4 Religions and Progress; 5 Culture in Action I; 6 Culture in Action II; 7 Patterns of Cultural Change; 8 Success and Failure; 9 Conclusion: Guidelines for Progressive Cultural Change; Notes; Appendix: Biographical Sketches; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Formerly CIP.

Previously issued in print: 2006.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [227]-244) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-770008-X

0-19-983984-0

1-280-84613-5

0-19-804111-X

9786610846139

1-4294-3838-X

OCLC:

476012794