Comparing Modernities
Subtitle: Pluralism Versus Homogenity. Essays in Homage to Shmuel N. Eisenstadt (International Comparative Social Studies 10) (International Comparative Social Studies)
Contributors: Eliezer Ben-Rafael (Editor); Yitzak Sternberg (Editor)
Publisher: Brill Academic Pub; Brill
Published: July 15, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 744
ISBN-13: 9789004144071
Subjects: Anthropology; Social Science; Comparative civilization; Archaeology / Anthropology; Sociology; Anthropology - Cultural; Sociology - General; Congresses; Pluralism (Social sciences)
Description: "The authors of this volume explore the tensions and dilemmas that impact pluralism and homogeneity in modern socities. This is the first work in this field in which the frame of discussion is a comparative civilizational analysis. It focuses on issues that are at the heart of the contemporary human experience and culture. The contributors of this book, renowned scholars from all over the world, tackle these issues by referring to differential temporal and spatial settings."--Jacket.