LEADER 02807nam 22006854a 450 001 9910451645303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-84613-5 010 $a0-19-804111-X 010 $a9786610846139 010 $a1-4294-3838-X 035 $a(CKB)1000000000469666 035 $a(EBL)272835 035 $a(OCoLC)476012794 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000517414 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12251014 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000517414 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10486625 035 $a(PQKB)10608797 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000119330 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11145374 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000119330 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10057084 035 $a(PQKB)10957649 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC272835 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL272835 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10160530 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL84613 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000469666 100 $a20050909d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe central liberal truth$b[electronic resource] $ehow politics can change a culture and save it from itself /$fLawrence E. Harrison 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2006 215 $a1 online resource (289 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-533180-X 311 $a0-19-530041-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [227]-244) and index. 327 $aContents; 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 330 $aWhich 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. 606 $aCulture 606 $aPolitics and culture 606 $aSocial values 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aCulture. 615 0$aPolitics and culture. 615 0$aSocial values. 676 $a306/.01 700 $aHarrison$b Lawrence E$0859698 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451645303321 996 $aThe central liberal truth$91918509 997 $aUNINA