Rethinking civilizational analysis. (2004)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Saïd Amir Arjomand and Edward A. Tiryakian.
• Other Names: Arjomand, Said Amir; Tiryakian, Edward A
• Contents: Cover; Contents; Preface; Contributors; Introduction; Chapter 1 -- Civilization in a Historical and Global Perspective; Chapter 2 -- Civilizational Forms; Chapter 3 -- Civilizational Analysis: Renovating the Sociological Tradition; Chapter 4 -- The Civilizational Dimension of Modernity: Modernity as a Distinct Civilization; Chapter 5 -- Note on the Concept of an Axial Turning in Human History; Chapter 6 -- Global Civilization and Local Cultures: A Crude Look at the Whole; Chapter 7 -- Civilization and its Sources; Chapter 8 -- Civilizational Patterns and Civilizing Processes.
• Publisher Details: London Thousand Oaks, Calif : SAGE Publications
• Publication Date: 2004
• Extent: 1 online resource (xi, 260 pages)
• Subjects: 306/.01; Civilization -- Philosophy; Civilisation -- Philosophie; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture; Civilization -- Philosophy; Kulturanalyse; Kulturtheorie; Culturen; Cultuur; Sociale processen; Cultuurconflicten; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1412901839; 9781412901833; 9781412931342; 1412931347; 9781446215739; 1446215733; 1280371064; 9781280371066
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.