Change and development in the twentieth century
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Change and development in the twentieth century
Berg, 1999
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Bibliography: p. 185-218
Includes index
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ISBN 9781859732519
Description
Most studies of 20th-century social theory still view historical development through the lens of the Cold War. This important study challenges the prevailing ahistorical Cold War paradigm by looking at theoretical traditions formulated by Marx, Durkheim and Weber that have shaped discussions about change and development for nearly a century. The author explores how these perspectives were formed, how later ideas were incorporated, and the relevance of these theories to national and international structures of power. In providing a new window through which to analyze social change, this accessible book tackles a wide range of subjects, including:* the rise of industrial capitalist society * imperialism* regimes and territories on the edges of states* the resurgence of the idea of progress and cultural revolution in the US* decolonization and modernization theory* social revolution* rituals of rebellion* postcolonial discourse* the collapse of the socialist block and the resurgence of nationalism.This stimulating book will be of interest to anyone studying social and cultural change, development, the history of anthropological theory, or the history of social thought.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 Theories of change and development: change as growth
- change as cyclical renewal
- change as progress and becoming modern
- change as development
- change as evolution
- discussion. Part 2 Modern industrial capitalist society: the radical view of Karl Marx
- the liberal corporatist view of Emile Durkheim
- the left-liberal nationalist view of Max Weber
- discussion. Part 3 Imperialism, nations, peasants and indigenous peoples: imperialism - conquest abroad, repression at home
- the national question -nationalism, nations and national minorities
- the agrarian question - capitalist development and peasantries
- indigenous peoples, national minorities and colonial subjects
- discussion. Part 4 Capitalism in crisis and the search for social order: capitalist crises - social reform or socialists revolution
- rural class structures and alternative paths of agrarian development
- national integration
- acculturation and culture contact
- discussion. Part 5 The Cold War, decolonization and Third World development: economic growth and modernization
- dependency and underdevelopment
- the transition from feudalism to capitalism
- unequal exchange, world systems and modes of production
- national liberation and new nations
- rural development, social revolution and peasant communities
- discussion. Part 6 Globalization and postmodernity: globalization or the internationalization of capitalism?
- globalization and the state
- globalization and the dissolution of socialism
- reassessing rural class structures and the potential for peasant protest
- identities, grievances and new social movements
- subaltern studies of postcolonial theory
- discussion.
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: pbk ISBN 9781859732564
Description
Most studies of 20th-century social theory still view historical development through the lens of the Cold War. This important study challenges the prevailing ahistorical Cold War paradigm by looking at theoretical traditions formulated by Marx, Durkheim and Weber that have shaped discussions about change and development for nearly a century. The author explores how these perspectives were formed, how later ideas were incorporated, and the relevance of these theories to national and international structures of power. In providing a new window through which to analyze social change, this accessible book tackles a wide range of subjects, including: * the rise of industrial capitalist society * imperialism * regimes and territories on the edges of states * the resurgence of the idea of progress and cultural revolution in the US * decolonization and modernization theory * social revolution * rituals of rebellion * postcolonial discourse * the collapse of the socialist block and the resurgence of nationalism. This stimulating book will be of interest to anyone studying social and cultural change, development, the history of anthropological theory, or the history of social thought.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 Theories of change and development: change as growth
- change as cyclical renewal
- change as progress and becoming modern
- change as development
- change as evolution
- discussion. Part 2 Modern industrial capitalist society: the radical view of Karl Marx
- the liberal corporatist view of Emile Durkheim
- the left-liberal nationalist view of Max Weber
- discussion. Part 3 Imperialism, nations, peasants and indigenous peoples: imperialism - conquest abroad, repression at home
- the national question -nationalism, nations and national minorities
- the agrarian question - capitalist development and peasantries
- indigenous peoples, national minorities and colonial subjects
- discussion. Part 4 Capitalism in crisis and the search for social order: capitalist crises - social reform or socialists revolution
- rural class structures and alternative paths of agrarian development
- national integration
- acculturation and culture contact
- discussion. Part 5 The Cold War, decolonization and Third World development: economic growth and modernization
- dependency and underdevelopment
- the transition from feudalism to capitalism
- unequal exchange, world systems and modes of production
- national liberation and new nations
- rural development, social revolution and peasant communities
- discussion. Part 6 Globalization and postmodernity: globalization or the internationalization of capitalism?
- globalization and the state
- globalization and the dissolution of socialism
- reassessing rural class structures and the potential for peasant protest
- identities, grievances and new social movements
- subaltern studies of postcolonial theory
- discussion.
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