Global modernization : rethinking the project of modernity
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Global modernization : rethinking the project of modernity
(Sage studies in international sociology)
Sage, 2005
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  Miyazaki
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  Okinawa
  Korea
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"Sponsored by the International Sociological Association/ISA"
Includes bibliographical references (p. [138]-148) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The last decade has witnessed a revival of interest in the problems of modernity and modernization. In particular, three major processes have emerged as objects of debate:
" The transformations of capitalism manifested in globalization and
the unfolding of post-industrial society
" The rapid and strong economic development of countries outside the
West
" The political and economic transformations in the post-Soviet countries
of Eastern Europe
Table of Contents
Modernization and Modernity
The Classic Theory of Modernization
Modernization of Traditional Third World Societies
Critiques of the Classic Theory of Modernization and Alternative Approaches
Modernity and its Future
Globalization and Modernity
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