Reflections on multiple modernities [[electronic resource] ] : European, Chinese, and other interpretations / / edited by Dominic Sachsenmaier with Shmuel Eisenstadt

• Pubblicazione: Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2002
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (327 p.)
• Disciplina: 909.83
• Soggetto topico: Postmodernism - Cross-cultural studies; Civilization, Modern - 21st century; Comparative civilization; Globalization
• Altri autori: SachsenmaierDominic EisenstadtS. N <1923-> (Shmuel Noah)
• Note generali: Papers presented at a Multiple Modernities Conference, held May 20-21, 2001 in Berlin, and hosted by the Strategy Institute of the Boston Consulting Group.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Part A - Introduction; Part B - Multiple Modernities - Parameters of the Discussion; Part C - Contestations of Western Modernity and Universalism; Part D - Multiple Modernities and the Prospects for a World Community; Part E - The Modernity of China; Part F - The Modernity of Europe; Part G - Approaches in Economics; Part H - Epilogue: Implications for the Business World; About the Authors; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This work explores an emerging paradigm in the social sciences, which assumes culturally specific forms of modernity. Scholars from history, sociology, area studies, and economics discuss the concept's implications.
• Titolo autorizzato: Reflections on multiple modernities
• ISBN: 1-280-46699-5; 9786610466993; 1-4175-0722-5; 90-474-0173-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910780595603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II