| Description |
87 pages ; 21 cm |
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regular print |
| Series |
Societas, essays in political and cultural criticism ; vol. 8 |
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Societas (Imprint Academic (Firm)) ; v. 8
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| Contents |
Ch. 1. Defining Modernization -- Modern societies -- Modernization and complexity -- Social cohesion -- Economism -- 'Scissors, rock, paper' interdependency -- The inevitability of modernization -- Politicians and modernization -- The desirability of modernization -- The ethos of modernization -- Ch. 2. Education and Modernization -- Economic drives towards educational expansion -- Political drives towards educational expansion -- Education in flexible abstraction -- Education and social progress -- Ch. 3. Politics and Modernization -- Modernization and democracy -- Moral modularity -- Morality and democracy -- The priority of process -- Single issue politics and morality -- Ch. 4. Opposition to Modernization -- High status intellectuals and modernization -- Environmentalism against modernization -- Optimism versus pessimism -- Modernization and alienation -- Modernizing alienation -- Ch. 5. The Future of Modernization -- Societas: Essays is political and cultural criticism |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Social change.
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Social evolution.
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Social change -- Public opinion.
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| SUBJECT |
United Kingdom -- Civilization -- 20th century.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056626
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| Author |
Andras, Peter.
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| LC no. |
2003112362 |
| ISBN |
0907845525 paperback |
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