Comparative Civilizations and Multiple Modernities: A Collection of Essays

by S.N. Eisenstadt

This collection of essays provides an analysis of the dynamics of Civilizations. The processes of globalization and of world history are described from a comparative sociological point of view in a Weberian tradition. These essays were written between 1974 and 2002 by one of the most eminent sociologists of today. All volumes of the print edition will become available in individual 9789004531482 (volume 1) - 9789004531499 (volume 2).

Genres: Sociology

488 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Shmuel Noah Eisenstadt was a sociologist who taught at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and lectured at many other universities around the world. His writing focuses on modern civilizations and comparative cultures.

Reviews

[Lorenzo · Rating 3 out of 5]

A book for university scholars. Full of useful insight which may however have been concentrated in fewer pages. Not a book written to be widespread, but worth reading to frame the current development and intellectual implications of what we call globalization.