Modernization and the Structure of Societies: The Organisational Contexts of Societies: 2 - Softcover

Levy, Jr.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1560008962 ISBN 13: 9781560008965

Publisher: Routledge, 1996

Synopsis

In Modernization and the Structure of Societies, Marion Levy shows the interdependencies of societies as a systematic whole in matters that are relevant for international affairs. He distinguishes different types of societies while simultaneously showing elements common to all societies. In a new epilogue being added to this edition, titled "Modernization Exhumed," the author alleges that criticism of modernization theory has generally been ideological or otherwise nonscientific. He provides a strong defense of his hypothesis. In his new introduction, he concentrates on the concept of interdependency. Modernization and the Structure of Societies is crucial to the understanding of contemporary international problems. It is a necessary addition to the personal libraries of sociologists, political scientists, and scholars of international affairs.

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About the Author

Marion J. Levy, Jr., is Musgrave Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Sociology and International Affairs in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. He is the author of The Structure of Society.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1560008962
• ISBN 13: 9781560008965
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 508