Anton Zijderveld: 3 books
by Anton Zijderveld
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
The welfare state in postwar Western Europe has been extended and intensified in a spectacular manner. Today, "welfare" represents a complex mix of services covering health, education, welfare, the arts, leisure, and social security. Anton C. Zijderveld is of the opinion that Europe's vast,...
A Theory of Urbanity
The Economic and Civic Culture of Cities
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2017
Cities provide for people, not just functionally in terms of jobs, obligations and practical pursuits, but also, and above all, emotionally. We like some cities and detest others. Despite shared rationalizations and common modes of administration and design, each city has its own culture. A culture...
In Praise of Doubt
How to Have Convictions Without Becoming a Fanatic
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2009
“A book of great practical wisdom by authors who have profound insight into the intellectual dynamics governing contemporary life.”
—Dallas Willard, author of Knowing Christ Today
In In Praise of Doubt, two world-renowned social scientists, Peter L. Berger (The Homeless Mind,...