| Description |
xiii, 383 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
World languages and human dispersals : a minimalist view / Colin Renfrew -- Nomads and oases in Central Asia / A.M. Khazanov -- Why poverty was inevitable in traditional societies / E.A. Wrigley -- On a little known chapter of Mediterranean history / Karl R. Popper -- Ernest Gellner and the escape to modernity / Alan Macfarlane -- The emergence of modern European nationalism / Michael Mann -- Sovereign individuals / Ronald Dore -- Science, politics, enchantment / Perry Anderson -- Deconstructing post-modernism : Gellner and Crocodile Dundee / Joseph Agassi -- A methodology without presuppositions? / John Watkins -- Gellner's positivism / I.C. Jarvie -- Left versus Right in French political ideology / Louis Dumont -- Property, justice and common good after socialism / John Dunn -- Social contract, democracy and freedom / Gerard Radnitzky -- Thoughts on liberalisation / Jose Merquior -- Peace, peace at last? / John A. Hall |
| Analysis |
Social change |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Subject |
Gellner, Ernest., 1925-
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Gellner, Ernest., 1925-1995
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Gellner, Ernest.
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Civilization, Modern -- 20th century.
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Postmodernism -- Social aspects.
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Social change -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Festschriften.
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| Author |
Gellner, Ernest.
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Hall, John A., 1949-
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Jarvie, I. C. (Ian Charles), 1937-
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| LC no. |
90028305 |
| ISBN |
0521382025 (hardback) |
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