Comparative civilizations and multiple modernities : a collection of essays, part two / Shmuel N. Eisenstadt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eisenstadt, Shmuel N., author.

Series:

Social Sciences - Book Archive 2000-2006.

Social Sciences - Book Archive 2000-2006

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (575 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston, Massachusetts : Brill, [2003]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This collection of essays provides an analysis of the dynamics of Civilizations. The processes of globalization and of world history are described from a comparative sociological point of view in a Weberian tradition. These essays were written between 1974 and 2002 by one of the most eminent sociologists of today. The print edition is available as a set of two volumes (9789004129931).

Contents:

Preliminary Material / S.N. Eisenstadt

Preface / S.N. Eisenstadt

Introduction to Section III on Modernity as Civilization / S.N. Eisenstadt

Chapter Twenty The Civilizational Dimension of Modernity: Modernity as a Distinct Civilization / S.N. Eisenstadt

Chapter Twenty-One Multiple Modernities in an Age of Globalization / S.N. Eisenstadt

Chapter Twenty-Two Multiple Modernities / S.N. Eisenstadt

Chapter Twenty-Three Barbarism and Modernity: The Destructive Components of Modernity / S.N. Eisenstadt

Introduction to Section IV on Historical and Civilizational Frameworks of Western Modernity / S.N. Eisenstadt

Chapter Twenty-Four Origins of the West. The Origins of the West in Recent Macrosociological Theory. The Protestant Ethic Reconsidered / S.N. Eisenstadt

Chapter Twenty-Five Frameworks of the Great Revolutions: Culture, Social Structure, History and Human Agency / S.N. Eisenstadt

Chapter Twenty-Six The Sectarian Origin of Modernity / S.N. Eisenstadt

Introduction to Section V–A: The Classical Age of Modernity / S.N. Eisenstadt

Chapter Twenty-Seven The Breakdown and Transformation of Communist Regimes / S.N. Eisenstadt

Chapter Twenty-Eight The First Multiple Modernities: The Civilizations of the Americas / S.N. Eisenstadt

Chapter Twenty-Nine Mirror-Image Modernities: Contrasting Religious Premises of Japanese and U.S. Modernity / S.N. Eisenstadt

Chapter Thirty Israeli Politics and the Jewish Political Tradition: Principled Political Anarchism and the Rule of the Court / S.N. Eisenstadt

Chapter Thirty-One The Puzzle of Indian Democracy / S.N. Eisenstadt

Chapter Thirty-Two Center Formation and Protest Movements in Europe and the United States: A Comparative Perspective / S.N. Eisenstadt

Chapter Thirty-Three The Structuring of Social Protest in Modern Societies: The Limits and Direction of Convergence / S.N. Eisenstadt

Chapter Thirty-Four Construction of Trust, Collective Identity and the Fragility and Continuity of Democratic Regimes / S.N. Eisenstadt

Introduction to Section V–B: The Contemporary Scene / S.N. Eisenstadt

Chapter Thirty-Five The Contemporary Scene—Beyond the Hegemony of the Nation and Revolutionary State Model / S.N. Eisenstadt

Chapter Thirty-Six Globalization, Civilizational Traditions and Multiple Modernities / S.N. Eisenstadt

Chapter Thirty-Seven The Jacobin Component of Fundamentalist Movements / S.N. Eisenstadt

Chapter Thirty-Eight The Reconstruction of Religious Arenas in the Framework of ‘Multiple Modernities’ / S.N. Eisenstadt

/ S.N. Eisenstadt: List of Publications / S.N. Eisenstadt

Index of Names / S.N. Eisenstadt

Index of Subject / S.N. Eisenstadt.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

Other Format:

Print version: Eisenstadt, Shmuel N. Comparative Civilizations and Multiple Modernities

ISBN:

9789004531499

OCLC:

1350686694

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004531499 DOI