Developing Cultures
Essays on Cultural Change
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Popular Culture, Political Science
| Author: | Lawrence E. Harrison, Jerome Kagan | ISBN: | 9781135927301 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | September 10, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Lawrence E. Harrison, Jerome Kagan |
| ISBN: | 9781135927301 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | September 10, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
Developing Cultures: Essays on Cultural Change is a collection of 21 expert essays on the institutions that transmit cultural values from generation to generation. The essays are an outgrowth of a research project begun by Samuel Huntington and Larry Harrison in their widely discussed book Culture Matters the goal of which is guidelines for cultural change that can accelerate development in the Third World. The essays in this volume cover child rearing, several aspects of education, the world's major religions, the media, political leadership, and development projects.
The book is companion volume to Developing Cultures: Case Studies.(0415952808).
Developing Cultures: Essays on Cultural Change is a collection of 21 expert essays on the institutions that transmit cultural values from generation to generation. The essays are an outgrowth of a research project begun by Samuel Huntington and Larry Harrison in their widely discussed book Culture Matters the goal of which is guidelines for cultural change that can accelerate development in the Third World. The essays in this volume cover child rearing, several aspects of education, the world's major religions, the media, political leadership, and development projects.
The book is companion volume to Developing Cultures: Case Studies.(0415952808).
