Comparative civilizations and multiple modernities : : a collection of essays, part two / / Shmuel N. Eisenstadt.

• Superior document: Social Sciences - Book Archive 2000-2006
• VerfasserIn: Eisenstadt, Shmuel N.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, Massachusetts : : Brill,, [2003]; ©2003
• Year of Publication: 2003
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Social Sciences - Book Archive 2000-2006.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (575 pages)
• Notes: Includes index.

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).

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / S.N. Eisenstadt -- Preface / S.N. Eisenstadt -- Introduction to Section III on Modernity as Civilization / S.N. Eisenstadt -- Chapter Twenty The Civilizational Dimension of Modernity: Modernity as a Distinct Civilization / S.N. Eisenstadt -- Chapter Twenty-One Multiple Modernities in an Age of Globalization / S.N. Eisenstadt -- Chapter Twenty-Two Multiple Modernities / S.N. Eisenstadt -- Chapter Twenty-Three Barbarism and Modernity: The Destructive Components of Modernity / S.N. Eisenstadt -- Introduction to Section IV on Historical and Civilizational Frameworks of Western Modernity / S.N. Eisenstadt -- Chapter Twenty-Four Origins of the West. The Origins of the West in Recent Macrosociological Theory. The Protestant Ethic Reconsidered / S.N. Eisenstadt -- Chapter Twenty-Five Frameworks of the Great Revolutions: Culture, Social Structure, History and Human Agency / S.N. Eisenstadt -- Chapter Twenty-Six The Sectarian Origin of Modernity / S.N. Eisenstadt -- Introduction to Section V–A: The Classical Age of Modernity / S.N. Eisenstadt -- Chapter Twenty-Seven The Breakdown and Transformation of Communist Regimes / S.N. Eisenstadt -- Chapter Twenty-Eight The First Multiple Modernities: The Civilizations of the Americas / S.N. Eisenstadt -- Chapter Twenty-Nine Mirror-Image Modernities: Contrasting Religious Premises of Japanese and U.S. Modernity / S.N. Eisenstadt -- Chapter Thirty Israeli Politics and the Jewish Political Tradition: Principled Political Anarchism and the Rule of the Court / S.N. Eisenstadt -- Chapter Thirty-One The Puzzle of Indian Democracy / S.N. Eisenstadt -- Chapter Thirty-Two Center Formation and Protest Movements in Europe and the United States: A Comparative Perspective / S.N. Eisenstadt -- Chapter Thirty-Three The Structuring of Social Protest in Modern Societies: The Limits and Direction of Convergence / S.N. Eisenstadt -- Chapter Thirty-Four Construction of Trust, Collective Identity and the Fragility and Continuity of Democratic Regimes / S.N. Eisenstadt -- Introduction to Section V–B: The Contemporary Scene / S.N. Eisenstadt -- Chapter Thirty-Five The Contemporary Scene—Beyond the Hegemony of the Nation and Revolutionary State Model / S.N. Eisenstadt -- Chapter Thirty-Six Globalization, Civilizational Traditions and Multiple Modernities / S.N. Eisenstadt -- Chapter Thirty-Seven The Jacobin Component of Fundamentalist Movements / S.N. Eisenstadt -- Chapter Thirty-Eight The Reconstruction of Religious Arenas in the Framework of ‘Multiple Modernities’ / S.N. Eisenstadt -- / S.N. Eisenstadt: List of Publications / S.N. Eisenstadt -- Index of Names / S.N. Eisenstadt -- Index of Subject / S.N. Eisenstadt.