The central liberal truth [[electronic resource] ] : how politics can change a culture and save it from itself / / Lawrence E. Harrison
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Harrison Lawrence E
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| Titolo: |
The central liberal truth [[electronic resource] ] : how politics can change a culture and save it from itself / / Lawrence E. Harrison
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (289 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 306/.01 |
| Soggetto topico: | Culture |
| Politics and culture | |
| Social values | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| 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: | Which 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. |
| 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.: | 9910777889803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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