Developing Cultures: Case Studies

Harrison, Lawrence E.

ISBN 10: 0415952794 / ISBN 13: 9780415952798

Published by Routledge, 2006

About this Item

A companion volume to "Developing Cultures: Essays on Cultural Change", this is a collection of case-studies by leading scholars on the role of culture and cultural change in the development of countries and regions around the world. These thinkers approach the role of culture from various angles. Num Pages: 552 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 7 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 861. . 2006. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Developing Cultures: Case Studies
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415952794
• ISBN 13: 9780415952798
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Developing Cultures: Case Studies is a collection of 27 essays by a group of leading internationals scholars on the role of culture and cultural change in the evolution of countries and regions around the world.

About the Author

Lawrence Harrison is adjunct lecturer and Senior Research Fellow at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. He is the author of three books on culture and development and is co-editor with Samuel Huntington of Culture Matters. He is former director for USAID where he directed five missions in Latin America between 1965 and 1981.

Peter Berger is University Professor and Professor of Sociology and Theology at Boston Univeristy, where he also directs the Institute for the Study of Economic Culture and the Institute on Religion and World Affairs. He is the author most recently of The Capitalist Revolution and co-editor, with Samuel Huntington, of Many Globalizations.