Comparative sociology and social theory : beyond the three worlds
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Comparative sociology and social theory : beyond the three worlds
Macmillan, 1997
- : hbk
- : pbk
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Bibliography: P. 179-200
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Recent developments have made obsolete the division of the globe into three worlds of capitalist, state socialist and underdeveloped countries. This book traces the interconnectedness of the 'disorganisation' of capitalism in the industrialised west, the transformation of former state socialist societies, and the divergent fortunes of third world countries. It argues that comparative sociology continues to have relevance in the age of globalisation and provides a framework within which these developments can be placed in their proper perspective.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Comparative Sociology and the Sociological Imagination.- The Theory and Practice of Comparative Sociology.- The Making of the Modern World: The Historical Sociology of Barrington Moore.- The Proliferation of Capitalism: Organised Capitalism, Disorganised Capitalism and Beyond Modern Capitalism and the State: The Contradictions of State Welfare and Corporatism.- The Rise and Transcendence of State Socialism: Stalinism, De-Stalinization and Beyond.- The Rise and Fall of the Third World: Development, Disillusion and Divergence From Three Worlds to Globalisation: Economic Restructuring, Democratisation and Cultural Change in a Global Context.- Comparative Sociology and Theories of Social Change: Progress, Unpredictability and Visions of the Future.- References.- Index.
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