Sociocultural evolution : calculation and contingency
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Sociocultural evolution : calculation and contingency
（New perspectives on the past）
Blackwell Publishers, 1998
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Bibliography: p. [267]-293
Includes index
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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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