Multiple Modernities

Multiple Modernities

Shmuel N. Eisenstadt

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Editorial:
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2017
Materia
Antropología social y cultural, etnografía
ISBN:
9781138528482

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How may we characterize contemporary society in a world so complex? Can looking at the diverse paths followed by various cultures in the modern world generate useful new social scientific typologies, or must a different set of questions be posed in this era of globalization? What is the nature of modernity? These are some of the questions addressed

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