[Rev.] Arnason J. The Labyrinth of Modernity: Horizons, Pathways and Mutations. Lanham: Rowman and Littlefeld, 2020

<p>The main subject matter of Johann Arnason’s book is multiple modernities. The author discusses various theoretical approaches towards modern societies and offers an original conceptualization of historical processes. He analyzes patterns of modernity in the fields of economy, politics and c...

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Main Author: Mikhail V. Maslovskiy
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Language:Russian
Published: Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology 2021-06-01
Series:Социологический журнал
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johann arnason
sociological theory
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soviet union
china
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title [Rev.] Arnason J. The Labyrinth of Modernity: Horizons, Pathways and Mutations. Lanham: Rowman and Littlefeld, 2020
title_short [Rev.] Arnason J. The Labyrinth of Modernity: Horizons, Pathways and Mutations. Lanham: Rowman and Littlefeld, 2020
title_full [Rev.] Arnason J. The Labyrinth of Modernity: Horizons, Pathways and Mutations. Lanham: Rowman and Littlefeld, 2020
title_fullStr [Rev.] Arnason J. The Labyrinth of Modernity: Horizons, Pathways and Mutations. Lanham: Rowman and Littlefeld, 2020
title_full_unstemmed [Rev.] Arnason J. The Labyrinth of Modernity: Horizons, Pathways and Mutations. Lanham: Rowman and Littlefeld, 2020
title_sort [rev.] arnason j. the labyrinth of modernity: horizons, pathways and mutations. lanham: rowman and littlefeld, 2020
publisher Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology
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description <p>The main subject matter of Johann Arnason’s book is multiple modernities. The author discusses various theoretical approaches towards modern societies and offers an original conceptualization of historical processes. He analyzes patterns of modernity in the fields of economy, politics and culture, as well as sequences of various modernity types. Particular attention is devoted to social transformations in the Eurasian region. Arnason carefully examines the formation and historical dynamics of the Soviet and Chinese versions of “alternative” communist modernity. Finally, he discusses global modernity and the need to reconsider its trajectory in light of communist experience.</p>
topic johann arnason
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soviet union
china
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