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Reading History Sideways
Arland Thornton
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Description for Reading History Sideways
Paperback. European and American scholars from the eighteenth through the mid-twentieth centuries thought that all societies passed through the same developmental stages, from primitive to advanced. This title demonstrates how this approach, though long since discredited, has permeated Western ideas about the family. Series: Population and Development Series. Num Pages: 344 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
European and American scholars from the eighteenth through the mid-twentieth centuries thought that all societies passed through the same developmental stages, from primitive to advanced. Implicit in this developmental paradigm - one that has affected generations of thought-was the assumption that one could "read history sideways." That is, one could see what the earlier stages of a modern Western society looked like by examining contemporaneous so-called primitive societies in other parts of the world. In Reading History Sideways, Arland Thornton demonstrates how this approach, though long since discredited, has permeated Western ideas about the family. Further, its domination of social ... Read more
European and American scholars from the eighteenth through the mid-twentieth centuries thought that all societies passed through the same developmental stages, from primitive to advanced. Implicit in this developmental paradigm - one that has affected generations of thought-was the assumption that one could "read history sideways." That is, one could see what the earlier stages of a modern Western society looked like by examining contemporaneous so-called primitive societies in other parts of the world. In Reading History Sideways, Arland Thornton demonstrates how this approach, though long since discredited, has permeated Western ideas about the family. Further, its domination of social ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Series
Population and Development Series
Number of Pages
322
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226104461
SKU
V9780226104461
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About Arland Thornton
Arland Thornton is professor of sociology and a research professor at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan. He is the author or coauthor of several books, including Marriage and Cohabitation and Social Change and the Family in Taiwan, both also published by the University of Chicago Press.
Reviews for Reading History Sideways
"This is a much-needed book about powerful conceptual frameworks that have been profoundly influential for centuries.... Reading History Sideways should be compulsory reading for any scholar working on families, especially demographers and family historians." (Population Studies) "An exceptional work. Arland Thornton's intellectual breadth is remarkable, as is the creativity of his argument and the evidence he marshals for it. His ... Read more