Umfang:
Online-Ressource (xiv, 274 p)
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0203217977
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041528614X
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0415286158
Inhalt:
Uniquely, critically interrogates the concept of 'civilization' by asking whether it is still valid in the globalized world economy of the twenty-first century. Includes case studies on the Arab world, Islam, China and Japan
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Cover; Globalization and Civilizations; Copyright; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Preface and Acknowledgments; 1. Civilizations and the Twenty-First Century: Some Theoretical Considerations; 2. Globalization, Civilizations and World Order: A World-Constructivist Approach; 3. The First Normative Global Revolution?: The Uncertain Political Future of Globalization; 4. Standards of Civilization Today; 5. Globalization, Markets and Democracy: An Anthropological Linkage; 6. European Civilization: Properties and Challenges; 7. The Crisis of European Civilization: An Inter-War Diagnosis
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8. The Eastern Perception of the West9. Islamic Civilization Between Medina and Athena; 10. What Is "Chinese" About Chinese Civilization? Culture, Institutions and Globalization; 11. Globalization and Indian Civilization: Questionable Continuities; Index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780415286145
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Globalization and Civilizations
Sprache:
Englisch
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