The central liberal truth [[electronic resource] ] : how politics can change a culture and save it from itself / / Lawrence E. Harrison

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910451645303321
• Autore: Harrison Lawrence E
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006
• ISBN: 1-280-84613-5; 0-19-804111-X; 9786610846139; 1-4294-3838-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (289 p.)
• Disciplina: 306/.01
• Soggetti: Culture; Politics and culture; Social values; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-244) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; 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 Progressive Cultural Change; Notes; Appendix: Biographical Sketches; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: Which cultural values, beliefs, and attitudes best promote democracy, social justice, and prosperity? How can we use the forces that shape cultural change, such as religion, child-rearing practices, education, and political leadership, to promote these values in the Third World? This book offers answers to these questions.