02834nam 22006974a 450 991077788980332120230207224911.00-19-770008-X0-19-983984-01-280-84613-50-19-804111-X97866108461391-4294-3838-X(CKB)1000000000469666(EBL)272835(OCoLC)476012794(SSID)ssj0000517414(PQKBManifestationID)12251014(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000517414(PQKBWorkID)10486625(PQKB)10608797(SSID)ssj0000119330(PQKBManifestationID)11145374(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000119330(PQKBWorkID)10057084(PQKB)10957649(Au-PeEL)EBL272835(CaPaEBR)ebr10160530(CaONFJC)MIL84613(MiAaPQ)EBC272835(EXLCZ)99100000000046966620050909d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe central liberal truth[electronic resource] how politics can change a culture and save it from itself /Lawrence E. HarrisonOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20061 online resource (289 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-533180-X 0-19-530041-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-244) and index.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; ZWhich 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.CulturePolitics and cultureSocial valuesCulture.Politics and culture.Social values.306/.01Harrison Lawrence E1474023MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910777889803321The central liberal truth3687435UNINA