Multiple modernities
Auteur :
Eisenstadt, Shmuel N.
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Inc
ISBN :
9780765809261
Date de publication :
30 avr. 2002
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
408 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
How may we characterize contemporary society in a world so complex? Can looking at the diverse paths followed by various cultures in the modern world generate useful new social scientific typologies, or must a different set of questions be posed in this era of globalization? What is the nature of modernity? These are some of the questions addressed