Although the concept of civilization has deep roots in the social sciences, there is an urgent need to re-think it for contemporary times. This book points to an exhaustion in using the nation state and world system as the basic macro-units of social analysis because they do not get to grips with the soft power variable of cultural factors involved in global aspects of development. Also, globalization requires us to reconsider the link between civilization and a fixed or given territory. This book focuses upon the ...
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Although the concept of civilization has deep roots in the social sciences, there is an urgent need to re-think it for contemporary times. This book points to an exhaustion in using the nation state and world system as the basic macro-units of social analysis because they do not get to grips with the soft power variable of cultural factors involved in global aspects of development. Also, globalization requires us to reconsider the link between civilization and a fixed or given territory. This book focuses upon the dynamic aspect of civilizations. Among the topics covered are: - Civilizational analysis and social theory - Global civilization and local cultures - Civilizational forms - Rationalization and Civilization - Civilizations as zones of prestige - Historical and comparative dimensions of civilization - The clash of civilizations
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