The central liberal truth : how politics can change a culture and save it from itself / / Lawrence E. Harrison

• Autore: Harrison Lawrence E
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (289 p.)
• Disciplina: 306/.01
• Soggetto topico: Culture; Politics and culture; Social values
• Note generali: Formerly CIP.; Previously issued in print: 2006.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-244) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: Drawing on a research project that explored the cultural values of many nations, this book focuses on values around the globe, describing how each nation's culture has propelled or retarded their political and economic progress. It presents 25 factors that operate differently in cultures prone to progress and those that resist it.
• Titolo autorizzato: The central liberal truth
• ISBN: 0-19-770008-X; 0-19-983984-0; 1-280-84613-5; 0-19-804111-X; 9786610846139; 1-4294-3838-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910974691903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford scholarship online.