Culture and politics : a comparative approach
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Culture and politics : a comparative approach
Ashgate, c2005
2nd ed
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Previous ed.: 2002
Includes bibliographical references (p. [345]-358) and index
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Description
Culture and Politics provides a comprehensive introduction to the enduring phenomenon of culture and its impact on contemporary society and politics. Combining a substantial theoretical overview with intricate comparative empirical research, it assesses the complex interplay of ethnicity, religion, history and values on macro- and micro-level outcomes. Striking a judicious balance between the use of global data on the topic and their selection of six key in-depth country studies, the book draws extensively on statistical material and 'hard data' rather than the literary evidence usual in studies of this kind. This second edition of a well-established text has been expanded and fully updated in line with new events. More student-friendly, this volume now contains useful references for further reading and new material on ethnicity and religion. Readers will find that the values section is now more lucid. This clearly structured book's stringent approach to the topic and its readable, accessible style make this book one that no serious scholar or student of political culture should be without.
Table of Contents
- Does Culture Matter?
- I: Culture and Outcomes
- 1: 'Culture' and the Concepts of Culture
- 2: What Culture Matters For: Outcomes
- II: Ethnicity
- 3: Ethnic Groups and Nations
- 4: Outcomes of Ethnicity
- III: Civilizations
- 5: Civilizations and the Major Types of Religion
- 6: Religion and its Outcomes
- IV: Legacies
- 7: Historical Legacies and the Colonial Heritage
- 8: Family Structure and Democracy
- V: Universal Values
- 9: Universal Values: Three Main Theories
- 10: Value Orientations: How Real Are They?
- 11: Gender (Sex) as a Major Cultural Cleavage
- 12: Conclusion: The Impact of Culture on Outcomes
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