02632nam 2200661 450 991082701540332120161219111708.01-4462-8808-01-4462-7532-91-4462-8599-5(CKB)2550000001180432(EBL)1534957(SSID)ssj0001129294(PQKBManifestationID)11676025(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001129294(PQKBWorkID)11079414(PQKB)10720884(MiAaPQ)EBC1534957(OCoLC)868068727(StDuBDS)EDZ0000174459(Au-PeEL)EBL1534957(CaPaEBR)ebr10827424(CaONFJC)MIL560488(OCoLC)874143478(FINmELB)ELB135730(EXLCZ)99255000000118043220131121d2013 fy| 0engur|||||||||||txtccrWorlds of difference /edited by Said Amir Arjomand, Elisa ReisLos Angeles :SAGE,2013.1 online resource (xv, 270 pages)SSIS series : SAGE studies in international sociology ;61Description based upon print version of record.1-4462-7229-X 1-306-29237-9 Includes bibliographical references.part I. One or many modernitites? -- part II. Democracy, citizenship, inequalities and the challenge of difference.How can differences be understood in social theory through comparisons, and how should social theory relate to regional studies to do so? This question has been prevalent within the sociological field for over a century, but is becoming increasingly important in a globalised age in which cultural borders are constantly challenged and rapidly changing. In this collection, Arjomand and Reis illuminate the importance of exploring spatial, cultural and intellectual differences beyond generalizations, attempting to understand diversity in itself as it takes shape across the world.Sage studies in international sociology ;61.Cultural pluralismGlobalizationSocial aspectsSocial changeCultural pluralism.GlobalizationSocial aspects.Social change.305Arjomand Said AmirReis Elisa PereiraStDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910827015403321Worlds of difference4076424UNINA