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Western Society in Transition

By Volker Bornschier

Western Society in Transition Social Sciences

Western Society in Transition

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Western Society in Transition examines the succession of societal models of the Western world and indications of its probable shape in the future. Bornschier characterizes the 1985-1995 period as a decade of Third World debt and depression; continued economic decline in the United States; a steady ascent of Japan; Western Europe's move toward political union; and the collapse of the Soviet Union. Against this background, he sketches various elements of a theoretical perspective he calls evolutionary conflict theory. The primary focus of interest of this theory is not on single societies, but on measures of social transformation at the core of world society. Western Society in Transition deals with fundamental questions: How does social order arise and why does it dissolve? What provides social cohesion? What makes society progress? Institutional spheres of Western society such as technology, firms, the market, state building, education, power, conflict, and social movements are analyzed and detail.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
464
Release Date:
1996-06-01
Publication Date:
1996-01-30
Publisher:
Routledge
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1560002271
ISBN13:
9781560002277
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
817 g
Height:
157 cm
Width:
235 cm
Thickness:
29 cm
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