Modernization theory – in the non-western world
- The article starts with an overview of modernization theories, its history of ups and downs as well as its present status. This first part is followed by an analysis of basic social structure distributions and trends in human development in selected countries. One major focal point of the paper is the Non-Western world and the Arab countries, in particular. The author looks at modernization and modernity in that region and comes to the conclusion that the Western world can no longer expect to be able to simply export its own values and its way of life to the rest of the world.
Author details: | Wolfgang Zapf |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-47181 |
Publication type: | Postprint |
Language: | English |
Publication year: | 2004 |
Publishing institution: | Universität Potsdam |
Release date: | 2010/09/15 |
Tag: | Moderne; Modernisierung; Modernisierungstheorie Modernization; modernity; modernization theory |
Source: | WeltTrends - Zeitschrift für Internationale Politik, 44 (2004), S. 100 - 107 |
Organizational units: | Extern / WeltTrends e.V. Potsdam |
DDC classification: | 3 Sozialwissenschaften / 32 Politikwissenschaft / 320 Politikwissenschaft |
Collection(s): | Universität Potsdam / Zeitschriften / WeltTrends : Zeitschrift für internationale Politik, ISSN 0944-8101 / Modernisierung und Islam 44 (2004) |
License (German): | Keine öffentliche Lizenz: Unter Urheberrechtsschutz |
External remark: | In Printform erschienen bei WeltTrends e.V.: Modernisierung und Islam. - Potsdam : Welt-Trends, 2004. - 189 S. - (Welttrends; 12.2004, 44) ISSN 0944-8101 ISBN 3-937786-16-3 --> bestellen |