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Developing Cultures

Developing Cultures

by Lawrence E. Harrison, Peter Berger

ProgressSocial changeAcculturationCultural lagEconomic development
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''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. The essays aim to further the exploration of the thesis put forth by Larry Harrison and Samuel Huntington in their widely discussed book Culture Matters which examined the role that culture plays in hindering or accelerating political and economic development in the Third World. This book is a companion volume to Developing Cultures: Essays on Cultural Change (0415952824).

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ProgressSocial changeAcculturationCultural lagEconomic developmentSocial values

Authors

Lawrence E. Harrison, Peter Berger

Pages

548

Read time

≈ 14h

Editions

12

Language

English

Publisher

Taylor & Francis Group

ISBN

9781283705202

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