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Social Change, Development and Dependency: Modernity, Colonialism and the Development of the West
Tony Spybey
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Description for Social Change, Development and Dependency: Modernity, Colonialism and the Development of the West
Paperback. aeo Represents a radical departure in the sociology of development incorporating much more historical and geographical material to the development/dependency debate. aeo Spybey uses Giddena s Structuration Theory as a conceptual framework. aeo Includes discussion of the implications of East Asian success and Islamic resurgence. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 369.
This book takes the study of development and social change out of the confines of the Modernization Theory - Dependency Theory debate. The author examines social change against a background of the rise of the West and the global spread of its institutions. Spybey analyzes the development of the nation-state system in the modern world, emphasizing its Western origins. He also traces out the emergence of colonialism, the capitalist world-economy and Western dominance over other parts of the world.
This book takes the study of development and social change out of the confines of the Modernization Theory - Dependency Theory debate. The author examines social change against a background of the rise of the West and the global spread of its institutions. Spybey analyzes the development of the nation-state system in the modern world, emphasizing its Western origins. He also traces out the emergence of colonialism, the capitalist world-economy and Western dominance over other parts of the world.
The author goes on to examine these developments after the Second World War, against the background of the Cold War and ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Cambridge
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
220
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745607306
SKU
V9780745607306
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99-1
About Tony Spybey
Tony Spybey has previously worked at the University of Twente in the Netherlands, and was a Visiting Professor at the Copenhagen School of Economics, and at the University of Uppsala in Sweden.
Reviews for Social Change, Development and Dependency: Modernity, Colonialism and the Development of the West
'This is a brave attempt at a new kind of textbook on the sociology of development.' Political Studies