"An analysis of how a decade of military rule in Venezuela produced a dominant ideology of progress so meticulously crafted that to this day audacious Modernist art and architecture and dictatorship are conflated under the term 'modernity'"-- "In cultural history, the 1950s in …
A collection of cutting edge essays from leading international names in social theory, social movement studies, political sociology and social contestation.
A key resource for research in both social theory and the sociology of modernity, as well as social movements and social contestation, and for those interested in globalization and global studies.
What did the Russian revolution of 1917 and the Iranian revolution of 1978-1979 share besides their drama? How can we compare a revolution led by Lenin with one inspired by Khomeini? How is a revolution based primarily on the urban working class similar to one founded to a signi…
The desire for humanity and the desire for security have co-existed as long as humans have been alive. As science has become increasingly sophisticated, so have the methods of self-defence by States. Nanotechnology is already changing warfare by increasing capabilities upon whic…
"This is the first study to observe the practice of modernization in Turkey and Iran not only from above, by examining the measures adopted by the political regimes of the late Ottomans, Ataturk and Reza Shah, but also from below, exploring how different social levels contribute…
In the 1920s Turkey and Iran faced political upheaval as both states attempted to find their routes to modernity. This is the first study to observe the practice of modernization in Turkey and Iran not only from above, by examining the measures adopted by the political regimes o…
How did science come to have such a central place in Western culture? How did cognitive valuesand subsequently moral, political, and social onescome to be modelled around scientific values? In Civilization and the Culture of Science, Stephen Gaukroger explores how these values w…
by Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs., Center of International Studies, Black, Cyril E., (Cyril Edwin), Brown, L. Carl, (Leon Carl), Princeton University., Program in Near Eastern Studies
by Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs., Center of International Studies, Black, Cyril E., (Cyril Edwin), Brown, L. Carl, (Leon Carl), Princeton University., Program in Near Eastern Studies
“Discussions of the Arab world, particularly the Gulf States, increasingly focus on sectarianism and autocratic rule. These features are often attributed to the dominance of monarchs, Islamists, oil, and 'ancient hatreds'. To understand their rise, however, one has to turn to a …
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