Sociocultural evolution : calculation and contingency
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Sociocultural evolution : calculation and contingency
(New perspectives on the past)
Blackwell Publishers, 1998
Available at 14 libraries
  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. [267]-293
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
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ISBN 9781557869760
Description
Sociocultural evolution is the most important concept that has guided social science thought over the past 300 years. Throughout this time it has, however, been fiercely contested and has changed as it has slowly discarded the providential concerns that originally characterized it. This book traces the gradual development of the concept of sociocultural evolution and relates how it is currently understood, and misunderstood, to the major political and cultural debates of the present day. The author examines, in particular, issues relating to neo-conservative socioeconomic policy and postmodernism, which he regards as the chief cultural expression of transnational capitalism. He argues that continued sociocultural development requires a greater degree of planning than ever before in human history and far more general participation in the planning process than has been possible or attempted in the past. Sociocultural Evolution will be welcomed by students of anthropology, history, and archaeology, as well as general readers interested in the concerns surrounding further technological development and social change.
Table of Contents
Series Editor's Preface. Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Reversing Utopia. 3. Enlightenment Evolution. 4. Romantic Reaction. 5. Racist Evolution. 6. Revolution and Solidarity. 7. Western Evolutionary Counterpoint. 8. American Neoevolutionism. 9. Evolution Attacked Again. 10. The Planning Imperative. 11. Evolution and the Future. 12. Conclusion. Bibliographic Note. References. Index.
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ISBN 9781557869777
Description
Sociocultural evolution is the most important concept that has guided social science thought over the past 300 years. Throughout this time it has, however, been fiercely contested and has changed as it has slowly discarded the providential concerns that originally characterized it. This book traces the gradual development of the concept of sociocultural evolution and relates how it is currently understood, and misunderstood, to the major political and cultural debates of the present day. The author examines, in particular, issues relating to neo-conservative socioeconomic policy and postmodernism, which he regards as the chief cultural expression of transnational capitalism. He argues that continued sociocultural development requires a greater degree of planning than ever before in human history and far more general participation in the planning process than has been possible or attempted in the past. Sociocultural Evolution will be welcomed by students of anthropology, history, and archaeology, as well as general readers interested in the concerns surrounding further technological development and social change.
Table of Contents
Series Editor's Preface. Preface.
1. Introduction.
2. Reversing Utopia.
3. Enlightenment Evolution.
4. Romantic Reaction.
5. Racist Evolution.
6. Revolution and Solidarity.
7. Western Evolutionary Counterpoint.
8. American Neoevolutionism.
9. Evolution Attacked Again.
10. The Planning Imperative.
11. Evolution and the Future.
12. Conclusion.
Bibliographic Note.
References.
Index.
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