Rethinking Civilizational Analysis
| Author | : Said Amir Arjomand |
| Publisher | : SAGE |
| Total Pages | : 280 |
| Release | : 2004-06-09 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1412901839 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781412901833 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (833 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Rethinking Civilizational Analysis by : Said Amir Arjomand
Download or read book Rethinking Civilizational Analysis written by Said Amir Arjomand and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2004-06-09 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although the concept of 'civilization' has deep roots in the social sciences, there is an urgent need to re-think it for contemporary times. Rethinking Civilizational Analysis points to an exhaustion in using 'the nation state' and 'world system' as the basic macro-units of social analysis because they do not get to grips with the 'soft power' variable of cultural factors involved in global aspects of development.
