| Description |
xvi, 348 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. I. Concepts and categories -- 1. Fundamental concepts in the study of change -- 2. Vicissitudes of the idea of progress -- 3. The temporal dimension of society : social time -- 4. Modalities of historical tradition -- 5. Modernity and beyond -- 6. The globalization of human society -- Pt. II. Three grand visions of history -- 7. Classical evolutionism -- 8. Neo-evolutionism -- 9. Theories of modernization, old and new -- 10. Theories of historical cycles -- 11. Historical materialism -- Pt. III. The alternative vision : making history -- 12. Against developmentalism : the modern critique -- 13. History as a human product : the evolving theory of agency -- 14. The new historical sociology : concreteness and contingency -- 15. Social becoming : the essence of historical change -- Pt. IV. Aspects of social becoming -- 16. Ideas as historical forces -- 17. Normative emergence : evasions and innovations -- 18. Great individuals as agents of change --19. Social movements as forces of change -- 20. Revolutions : the peak of social change |
| Analysis |
Social change |
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Social movements |
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Sociology Philosophy |
| Notes |
First published in USA 1994 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [322]-342) and index |
| Subject |
Social change.
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Social movements.
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Sociology -- Philosophy.
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| LC no. |
93009824 |
| ISBN |
0631182055 (alk. paper) |
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0631182063 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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