Comparative civilizations and multiple modernities : [a collection of essays]. 2(2003), Part 1

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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

Preface
487
Modernity
493
Multiple Modernities in an Age of Globalization
519
Multiple Modernities
535
the Destructive Components
561
Origins of the West The origins of the West in recent
577
Culture Social
613
The Sectarian Origin of Modernity
641
The Puzzle of Indian Democracy
781
Center Formation and Protest Movements in Europe
831
Construction of Trust Collective Identity and
877
B The Contemporary Scene
909
Globalization civilizational traditions and multiple
925
The Jacobin Component of Fundamentalist
937
The Reconstruction of Religious Arenas in
953
List of Publications
981

A The Classical Age of Modernity
675
The civilization of
701
Contrasting Religious
723

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