| Developing Cultures: Essays on Cultural Change Contributor(s): Harrison, Lawrence E. (Author), Kagan, Jerome (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415952824 ISBN-13: 9780415952828 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $71.27 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2006 Annotation: "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). |
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| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Developing & Emerging Countries - Social Science | Popular Culture |
| Dewey: 306.091 |
| LCCN: 2005013571 |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6.36" W x 9" (1.21 lbs) 416 pages |
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| Publisher Description: 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). |