The central liberal truth : how politics can change a culture and save it from itself / Lawrence E....
The central liberal truth : how politics can change a culture and save it from itself / Lawrence E....
The central liberal truth : how politics can change a culture and save it from itself / Lawrence E. Harrison.
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Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Date
2006.
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N306.01/ 19
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English
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xiv, 272 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. The riddle of hispaniola -- 2. Disaggregating "culture" -- 3. Models and instruments of cultural transmission/change -- 4. Religions and progress -- 5. Culture in action I -- 6. Culture in action II -- 7. Patterns of cultural change -- 8. Success and failure -- 9. Conclusion : guidelines for prog...
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Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
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England
Date Published
2006.
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"Drawing on a three-year research project that explored the cultural values of dozens of nations - from Botswana, Sweden, and India to China, Egypt, and Chile - Harrison offers a look at values around the globe, revealing how each nation's culture has propelled or retarded its political and economic progress. The book presents 25 factors that opera...
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The central liberal truth : how politics can change a culture and save it from itself / Lawrence E. Harrison.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-244) and index.
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N306.01/ 19
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0195300416 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780195300413 (cloth : alk. paper)
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306.01
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991021360629702626
