The Endangered West

Zusammenfassung Bold political elites and unique forms of social order brought the West to world dominance, but both are weakening dramatically in the contemporary period. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Introduction: Paradigms and Explanation in Social Science 1 Limits to Political and Social Aspiration 2 The West's Accidental and Unique Development 3 Elites and Political Development in the West 4 Ideological Illusions in Western Societies 5 Social Orders in the Post-Industrial West 6 The West in a Threatening World 7 Limits on the West Epilogue: The Liberal Ideal as a Realistic Political Standard Bibliography Index

Autorentext

John Higley

Inhalt

Preface

Introduction: Paradigms and Explanation in Social Science

1 Limits to Political and Social Aspiration
2 The West's Accidental and Unique Development
3 Elites and Political Development in the West
4 Ideological Illusions in Western Societies
5 Social Orders in the Post-Industrial West
6 The West in a Threatening World
7 Limits on the West

Epilogue: The Liberal Ideal as a Realistic Political Standard

Bibliography

Index