LEADER 03817nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910812893603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4462-1573-3 010 $a1-280-37106-4 010 $a9786610371068 010 $a1-4129-3134-7 035 $a(CKB)1000000000032064 035 $a(EBL)254827 035 $a(OCoLC)70752364 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000237110 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11202936 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000237110 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10207784 035 $a(PQKB)10630499 035 $a(OCoLC)729031084 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000071658 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC254827 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL254827 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10076696 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL37106 035 $a(OCoLC)928578638 035 $a(FlNmELB)ELB130900 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000032064 100 $a20040107d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aRethinking civilizational analysis /$fedited by Said Amir Arjomand and Edward A. Tiryakian 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLondon ;$aThousand Oaks, Calif. $cSAGE Publications$d2004 215 $a1 online resource (xi, 260 pages) 225 1 $aSage studies in international sociology ;$v52 311 0 $a0-7619-4398-6 311 0 $a1-4129-0183-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Contents; Preface; Contributors; Introduction; Part I: The Intellectual Background; Chapter 1 - Civilization in a Historical and Global Perspective; Chapter 2 - Civilizational Forms; Part II: Theoretical Essays; Chapter 3 - Civilizational Analysis: Renovating the Sociological Tradition; Chapter 4 - The Civilizational Dimension of Modernity: Modernity as a Distinct Civilization; Chapter 5 - Note on the Concept of an Axial Turning in Human History ; Chapter 6 - Global Civilization and Local Cultures: A Crude Look at the Whole; Chapter 7 - Civilization and its Sources 327 $aChapter 8 - Civilizational Patterns and Civilizing Processes; Chapter 9 - Rationalization, Transformations of Consciousness and Intercivilizational Encounters: Reflections on Benjamin Nelson's Sociology of Civilizations; Chapter 10 - Civilizations as Zones of Prestige and Social Contact; Part III: Historical and Comparative Essays; Chapter 11 - Chinese Encounters with Other Civilizations; Chapter 12 - Perso-Indian Statecraft, Greek Political Science and Muslim Idea of Government; Chapter 13 - The Comparison of Civilizations: Louis Dumont on India and the West 327 $aChapter 14 - Confessions of a Eurocentric; Part IV: Critical Essays; Chapter 15 - From Indigenous Civilization to Indigenous Modernities: Sacred narratives, Terrra Nullius and an Australian Bestiarium; Chapter 16 - A Clash of Civilizations or of Paradigms? Theorizing Progress and Social Change; Chapter 17 - The Clash of Civilizations: A Model of Historical Development?; Chapter 18 - For the Last Time: Civilizations; Index 330 8 $aAlthough the concept of civilization has deep roots in the social sciences, there is an urgent need to rethink it for modern times. This book addresses the methods of social analysis required to get to grips with 'soft power' & to understand aspects of globalization. 410 0$aSage studies in international sociology ;$v52. 606 $aCivilization$xPhilosophy 615 0$aCivilization$xPhilosophy. 676 $a306/.01 701 $aArjomand$b Said Amir$0636664 701 $aTiryakian$b Edward A$0127936 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910812893603321 996 $aRethinking civilizational analysis$94019965 997 $aUNINA