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UNINA9910810320303321 |
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Autore |
Slater Philip E (Philip Elliot), <1927-2013.> |
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Titolo |
The chrysalis effect : the metamorphosis of global culture / / Philip Slater |
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Brighton ; ; Portland, Or., : Sussex Academic Press, 2009 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (254 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Social change |
Globalization - Social aspects |
Metamorphosis - Social aspects |
Social history - 1970- |
Civilization, Modern - 1950- |
Social change - United States |
Globalization - Social aspects - United States |
Metamorphosis - Social aspects - United States |
United States Social conditions 1980- |
United States Civilization 1970- |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [204]-232) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I - The Way It Works -- 1: In the Middle of the Bridge -- 2: The Way of Change: Purity Destroys -- Part II - The Effects -- 3: On Gender Concepts: Is Stupidity Masculine? -- 4: On Thinking: Becoming a Verb -- 5: On Authority: Getting Out From Under -- 6: On Our Psyches: The Illusion of Control -- 7: On Warfare: The Decaying Glory -- 8: On Religion: Back to Nature -- Part III - Where We're Heading -- 9: Is America's Decline Reversible? -- 10: Changing How We Change -- Appendix: The Rise and Decline of Control Culture: A Brief History -- Notes -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Shows that the chaos and conflict experienced world-wide are the result of a global cultural metamorphosis, one which has accelerated so rapidly over the decades as to provoke fierce resistance. This book |
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