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American mythos : why our best efforts to be a better nation fall short / / Robert Wuthnow
| American mythos : why our best efforts to be a better nation fall short / / Robert Wuthnow |
| Autore | Wuthnow Robert |
| Edizione | [Course Book] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (297 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.3/72/0973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Social values - United States
Social ethics - United States Immigrants - United States |
| ISBN |
1-282-15748-5
9786612157486 1-4008-2702-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Deep culture and democratic renewal -- Quandaries of individualism -- The justice of privilege -- Self-made men and women -- In America, all religions are true -- Ethnic ties that bind (loosely) -- Saving ourselves from materialism -- Venues for reflective democracy. |
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| Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Boundless faith [[electronic resource] ] : the global outreach of American churches / / Robert Wuthnow
| Boundless faith [[electronic resource] ] : the global outreach of American churches / / Robert Wuthnow |
| Autore | Wuthnow Robert |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (359 p.) |
| Disciplina | 266/.02373 |
| Soggetto topico |
Missions, American
Protestant churches - United States - Missions |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-520-94306-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. At Home and Abroad The Changing Contours of American Religion -- 2. The Global Christianity Paradigm From Cultural Connection to Demographic Distance -- 3. Four Faces of Globalization Debating Heterogeneity and Inequality -- 4. The Evolution of Transnational Ties Changing Patterns of Social Organization -- 5. The Global Role of Congregations Bridging Borders through Direct Engagement -- 6. Faith and Foreign Policy Does Religious Advocacy Matter? -- 7. The Challenges Ahead Good for America, Good for the World? -- Appendix -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462106203321 |
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Wuthnow Robert
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Boundless faith [[electronic resource] ] : the global outreach of American churches / / Robert Wuthnow
| Boundless faith [[electronic resource] ] : the global outreach of American churches / / Robert Wuthnow |
| Autore | Wuthnow Robert |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (359 p.) |
| Disciplina | 266/.02373 |
| Soggetto topico |
Missions, American
Protestant churches - United States - Missions |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american christianity
american christians american policy american politics american religion building orphanages christianity church leaders churches computer networks congregations direct engagement evangelical foreign policy global church globalization grass roots mechanisms heterogeneity inequality micro businesses missionaries overseas mission prayer preachers religion religious advocacy religious short term volunteer efforts social organization spiritual stereotypes voice of religion |
| ISBN | 0-520-94306-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. At Home and Abroad The Changing Contours of American Religion -- 2. The Global Christianity Paradigm From Cultural Connection to Demographic Distance -- 3. Four Faces of Globalization Debating Heterogeneity and Inequality -- 4. The Evolution of Transnational Ties Changing Patterns of Social Organization -- 5. The Global Role of Congregations Bridging Borders through Direct Engagement -- 6. Faith and Foreign Policy Does Religious Advocacy Matter? -- 7. The Challenges Ahead Good for America, Good for the World? -- Appendix -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790261103321 |
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Wuthnow Robert
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Boundless faith : the global outreach of American churches / / Robert Wuthnow
| Boundless faith : the global outreach of American churches / / Robert Wuthnow |
| Autore | Wuthnow Robert |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (359 p.) |
| Disciplina | 266/.02373 |
| Soggetto topico |
Missions, American
Protestant churches - United States - Missions |
| ISBN | 0-520-94306-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. At Home and Abroad The Changing Contours of American Religion -- 2. The Global Christianity Paradigm From Cultural Connection to Demographic Distance -- 3. Four Faces of Globalization Debating Heterogeneity and Inequality -- 4. The Evolution of Transnational Ties Changing Patterns of Social Organization -- 5. The Global Role of Congregations Bridging Borders through Direct Engagement -- 6. Faith and Foreign Policy Does Religious Advocacy Matter? -- 7. The Challenges Ahead Good for America, Good for the World? -- Appendix -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810301203321 |
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Wuthnow Robert
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Christianity in the twenty-first century [[electronic resource] ] : reflections on the challenges ahead / / Robert Wuthnow
| Christianity in the twenty-first century [[electronic resource] ] : reflections on the challenges ahead / / Robert Wuthnow |
| Autore | Wuthnow Robert |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Oxford University Press, 1993 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (260 p.) |
| Disciplina | 277.3/08 |
| Soggetto topico |
Christianity - United States
Twenty-first century |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-19-802564-5
1-280-76071-0 9786610760718 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Introduction: The Future in the Present; I: Institutional Challenges: Community, Identity, and the Role of the Church; 1. Church and Culture; Congregations and Culture; The Challenge of Diversity; The future of the Church; 2. Can the Church Sustain Community?; The Varieties of Community; The Church and Individualism; The New Voluntarism; What of the Future?; 3. A Place for the Christian; The Church as Community of Memory; The Church as Denomination; The Church as Support Group; II: Ethical Challenges: Role Models, Stories, and Learning How to Care; 4. Stories to Live By
The Ethical ChallengeStories of Love; Beyond Our Parents; From Stories to Action; The Role of Christianity; 5. The Saints in Our World; Who Embodies Compassion?; The Symbolic Value of Contemporary Saints; Exemplars of Our Individualism; 6. Ethical Ambivalence; Uncomfortable in the Presence of God; Learning to Interpret Stones; Looking for Principles; The Worth of the Individual; Community (Again); Small Lessons; Ill: Doctrinal Challenges: Pluralism, Polarity, and the Character of Belief; 7. Religious Orientations; Transcendent Meaning; Varieties of Belief; Consequences of Religious Outlooks The Public DimensionInfluences on Religious Belief; Aspects of Religious Pluralism; 8. The Future of Fundamentalism; The Environment of Christian Fundamentalism; The Dynamics of Christian Fundamentalism; The Culture of Christian Fundamentalism; Coda; 9. Fundamentalism and Its Discontents; How Liberals Let Fundamentalists Set the Agenda; Fundamentalism and the Future; Can Liberals Seize the Initiative?; IV: Political Challenges: Christianity and Conflict in the Public Realm; 10. Faith and Public Affairs; The Polarization of Liberals and Conservatives; The Character of Public Religion What of the Future?11. The Future of the Religious Right; Predisposing Circumstances; Organizational Factors; Sources of Societal Strain; Resources That Can Be Mobilized; Factors That Dampen Movements; A Cautious Forecast; 12. Religion and Symbolic Politics; Politics and the Public Sphere; Reinforcing a Public Agenda; Insiders and Outsiders; The Politics of Morality; The Power of the Holy; V: Cultural Challenges: The Possibilities of Faith for Constructing Personal Lives; 13. The Quest for Identity; A Story; The Character of Identity; Religion and the Pursuit of Identity A Link to the Wider Society14. Maladies of the Middle Class; The Challenge of Materialism; Diversions from Our Discontent; Ministries to and of the Middle Class; 15. Living the Question; Beware the Christian; Tour of the Underground; Faith and Critical Thought; Living the Question; Epilogue; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465277703321 |
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Wuthnow Robert
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| New York, : Oxford University Press, 1993 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Christianity in the twenty-first century [[electronic resource] ] : reflections on the challenges ahead / / Robert Wuthnow
| Christianity in the twenty-first century [[electronic resource] ] : reflections on the challenges ahead / / Robert Wuthnow |
| Autore | Wuthnow Robert |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Oxford University Press, 1993 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (260 p.) |
| Disciplina | 277.3/08 |
| Soggetto topico |
Christianity - United States
Twenty-first century |
| ISBN |
0-19-802564-5
1-280-76071-0 9786610760718 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Introduction: The Future in the Present; I: Institutional Challenges: Community, Identity, and the Role of the Church; 1. Church and Culture; Congregations and Culture; The Challenge of Diversity; The future of the Church; 2. Can the Church Sustain Community?; The Varieties of Community; The Church and Individualism; The New Voluntarism; What of the Future?; 3. A Place for the Christian; The Church as Community of Memory; The Church as Denomination; The Church as Support Group; II: Ethical Challenges: Role Models, Stories, and Learning How to Care; 4. Stories to Live By
The Ethical ChallengeStories of Love; Beyond Our Parents; From Stories to Action; The Role of Christianity; 5. The Saints in Our World; Who Embodies Compassion?; The Symbolic Value of Contemporary Saints; Exemplars of Our Individualism; 6. Ethical Ambivalence; Uncomfortable in the Presence of God; Learning to Interpret Stones; Looking for Principles; The Worth of the Individual; Community (Again); Small Lessons; Ill: Doctrinal Challenges: Pluralism, Polarity, and the Character of Belief; 7. Religious Orientations; Transcendent Meaning; Varieties of Belief; Consequences of Religious Outlooks The Public DimensionInfluences on Religious Belief; Aspects of Religious Pluralism; 8. The Future of Fundamentalism; The Environment of Christian Fundamentalism; The Dynamics of Christian Fundamentalism; The Culture of Christian Fundamentalism; Coda; 9. Fundamentalism and Its Discontents; How Liberals Let Fundamentalists Set the Agenda; Fundamentalism and the Future; Can Liberals Seize the Initiative?; IV: Political Challenges: Christianity and Conflict in the Public Realm; 10. Faith and Public Affairs; The Polarization of Liberals and Conservatives; The Character of Public Religion What of the Future?11. The Future of the Religious Right; Predisposing Circumstances; Organizational Factors; Sources of Societal Strain; Resources That Can Be Mobilized; Factors That Dampen Movements; A Cautious Forecast; 12. Religion and Symbolic Politics; Politics and the Public Sphere; Reinforcing a Public Agenda; Insiders and Outsiders; The Politics of Morality; The Power of the Holy; V: Cultural Challenges: The Possibilities of Faith for Constructing Personal Lives; 13. The Quest for Identity; A Story; The Character of Identity; Religion and the Pursuit of Identity A Link to the Wider Society14. Maladies of the Middle Class; The Challenge of Materialism; Diversions from Our Discontent; Ministries to and of the Middle Class; 15. Living the Question; Beware the Christian; Tour of the Underground; Faith and Critical Thought; Living the Question; Epilogue; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792242903321 |
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Wuthnow Robert
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| New York, : Oxford University Press, 1993 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Christianity in the twenty-first century : reflections on the challenges ahead / / Robert Wuthnow
| Christianity in the twenty-first century : reflections on the challenges ahead / / Robert Wuthnow |
| Autore | Wuthnow Robert |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Oxford University Press, 1993 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (260 p.) |
| Disciplina | 277.3/08 |
| Soggetto topico |
Christianity - United States
Twenty-first century |
| ISBN |
0-19-802564-5
1-280-76071-0 9786610760718 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Introduction: The Future in the Present; I: Institutional Challenges: Community, Identity, and the Role of the Church; 1. Church and Culture; Congregations and Culture; The Challenge of Diversity; The future of the Church; 2. Can the Church Sustain Community?; The Varieties of Community; The Church and Individualism; The New Voluntarism; What of the Future?; 3. A Place for the Christian; The Church as Community of Memory; The Church as Denomination; The Church as Support Group; II: Ethical Challenges: Role Models, Stories, and Learning How to Care; 4. Stories to Live By
The Ethical ChallengeStories of Love; Beyond Our Parents; From Stories to Action; The Role of Christianity; 5. The Saints in Our World; Who Embodies Compassion?; The Symbolic Value of Contemporary Saints; Exemplars of Our Individualism; 6. Ethical Ambivalence; Uncomfortable in the Presence of God; Learning to Interpret Stones; Looking for Principles; The Worth of the Individual; Community (Again); Small Lessons; Ill: Doctrinal Challenges: Pluralism, Polarity, and the Character of Belief; 7. Religious Orientations; Transcendent Meaning; Varieties of Belief; Consequences of Religious Outlooks The Public DimensionInfluences on Religious Belief; Aspects of Religious Pluralism; 8. The Future of Fundamentalism; The Environment of Christian Fundamentalism; The Dynamics of Christian Fundamentalism; The Culture of Christian Fundamentalism; Coda; 9. Fundamentalism and Its Discontents; How Liberals Let Fundamentalists Set the Agenda; Fundamentalism and the Future; Can Liberals Seize the Initiative?; IV: Political Challenges: Christianity and Conflict in the Public Realm; 10. Faith and Public Affairs; The Polarization of Liberals and Conservatives; The Character of Public Religion What of the Future?11. The Future of the Religious Right; Predisposing Circumstances; Organizational Factors; Sources of Societal Strain; Resources That Can Be Mobilized; Factors That Dampen Movements; A Cautious Forecast; 12. Religion and Symbolic Politics; Politics and the Public Sphere; Reinforcing a Public Agenda; Insiders and Outsiders; The Politics of Morality; The Power of the Holy; V: Cultural Challenges: The Possibilities of Faith for Constructing Personal Lives; 13. The Quest for Identity; A Story; The Character of Identity; Religion and the Pursuit of Identity A Link to the Wider Society14. Maladies of the Middle Class; The Challenge of Materialism; Diversions from Our Discontent; Ministries to and of the Middle Class; 15. Living the Question; Beware the Christian; Tour of the Underground; Faith and Critical Thought; Living the Question; Epilogue; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812471903321 |
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Wuthnow Robert
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| New York, : Oxford University Press, 1993 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Communities of discourse [[electronic resource] ] : ideology and social structure in the Reformation, the Enlightenment, and European socialism / / Robert Wuthnow
| Communities of discourse [[electronic resource] ] : ideology and social structure in the Reformation, the Enlightenment, and European socialism / / Robert Wuthnow |
| Autore | Wuthnow Robert |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 1989 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (752 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.3/72 |
| Soggetto topico |
Social history
Ideology Reformation Enlightenment Capitalism - Europe - History Socialism - Europe - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-674-04540-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction The Problem of Articulation -- Part I The Protestant Reformation -- 1 Contexts and Perspectives -- 2 State Autonomy and the Reformation -- 3 The Failure of Reformation -- 4 Social Conditions and Reformation Discourse -- Part II The Enlightenment -- 5 Mercantilism and the House of Learning -- 6 Cultural Production in France and England -- 7 Enlightenment Developments in Prussia and Scotland -- 8 The Enlightenment in Decentralized Societies -- 9 Autocracy and the Limits of Enlightenment -- 10 Text and Context -- Part III European Socialism -- 11 Institutional and Intellectual Antecedents -- 12 Bismarck's Contribution to German Socialism -- 13 Liberalism in France and Great Britain -- 14 Socialism in the Broader European Context -- 15 Theory and Practice -- Part IV Sociology and Cultural Change -- 16 The Legacy of Classical Theory -- 17 Social Structure and Ideology -- 18 Capitalism and the Shaping of Culture -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455372203321 |
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Wuthnow Robert
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| Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 1989 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Communities of discourse : ideology and social structure in the Reformation, the Enlightenment, and European socialism / / Robert Wuthnow
| Communities of discourse : ideology and social structure in the Reformation, the Enlightenment, and European socialism / / Robert Wuthnow |
| Autore | Wuthnow Robert |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass. : , : Harvard University Press, , 1989 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (viii, 739 pages) |
| Disciplina | 303.3/72 |
| Soggetto topico |
Social history
Ideology Reformation Enlightenment Capitalism - Europe - History Socialism - Europe - History |
| ISBN | 0-674-04540-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction The Problem of Articulation -- Part I The Protestant Reformation -- 1 Contexts and Perspectives -- 2 State Autonomy and the Reformation -- 3 The Failure of Reformation -- 4 Social Conditions and Reformation Discourse -- Part II The Enlightenment -- 5 Mercantilism and the House of Learning -- 6 Cultural Production in France and England -- 7 Enlightenment Developments in Prussia and Scotland -- 8 The Enlightenment in Decentralized Societies -- 9 Autocracy and the Limits of Enlightenment -- 10 Text and Context -- Part III European Socialism -- 11 Institutional and Intellectual Antecedents -- 12 Bismarck's Contribution to German Socialism -- 13 Liberalism in France and Great Britain -- 14 Socialism in the Broader European Context -- 15 Theory and Practice -- Part IV Sociology and Cultural Change -- 16 The Legacy of Classical Theory -- 17 Social Structure and Ideology -- 18 Capitalism and the Shaping of Culture -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778179203321 |
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Wuthnow Robert
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| Cambridge, Mass. : , : Harvard University Press, , 1989 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Communities of discourse : ideology and social structure in the Reformation, the Enlightenment, and European socialism / / Robert Wuthnow
| Communities of discourse : ideology and social structure in the Reformation, the Enlightenment, and European socialism / / Robert Wuthnow |
| Autore | Wuthnow Robert |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 1989 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (viii, 739 pages) |
| Disciplina | 303.3/72 |
| Soggetto topico |
Social history
Ideology Reformation Enlightenment Capitalism - Europe - History Socialism - Europe - History |
| ISBN | 0-674-04540-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction The Problem of Articulation -- Part I The Protestant Reformation -- 1 Contexts and Perspectives -- 2 State Autonomy and the Reformation -- 3 The Failure of Reformation -- 4 Social Conditions and Reformation Discourse -- Part II The Enlightenment -- 5 Mercantilism and the House of Learning -- 6 Cultural Production in France and England -- 7 Enlightenment Developments in Prussia and Scotland -- 8 The Enlightenment in Decentralized Societies -- 9 Autocracy and the Limits of Enlightenment -- 10 Text and Context -- Part III European Socialism -- 11 Institutional and Intellectual Antecedents -- 12 Bismarck's Contribution to German Socialism -- 13 Liberalism in France and Great Britain -- 14 Socialism in the Broader European Context -- 15 Theory and Practice -- Part IV Sociology and Cultural Change -- 16 The Legacy of Classical Theory -- 17 Social Structure and Ideology -- 18 Capitalism and the Shaping of Culture -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820233103321 |
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Wuthnow Robert
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| Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 1989 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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