ISBN:
9780875862644
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (268 p.)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Culture, Structure, or Choice? : Essays in the Interpretation of the British Experience
DDC:
306.2
Keywords:
Capitalism ; Great Britain
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Consensus (Social sciences)
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Great Britain ; Economic conditions
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Legitimacy of governments ; Great Britain
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Protestantism
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Right of property ; Great Britain
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
The study of politics has been profoundly influenced in the post-war era by the introduction of concepts and explanations that highlight the role of culturally determined norms and values in shaping the political process.This study examines three main perspectives from which the social sciences are discussed, and compares the divergent theories by which social, economic, and political phenomena may be explained. Rational-choice theory is contrasted with the structuralist and the culturalist perspectives. The controversy is then given substance through the introduction of three issues central t
Description / Table of Contents:
CULTURE, STRUCTURE, OR CHOICE? Essays in the Interpretation of the British Experience; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface and Acknowledgments; Part A PROBLEMS AND PERSPECTIVES; Chapter 1 The Dilemma of Culturalism; Chapter 2 The Alternatives to Culturalism; Part B ISSUES AND ANSWERS; Chapter 3 Was Britain Different? Protestantism, Property Rights, and State Power in the Rise of Modern Capitalism; Chapter 4 Did Britain Change? An Inquiry into the Causes of Economic Decline; Chapter 5 Why Has Britain Persisted? The Uncertain Bases of Political Support in the British Polity; Part C REPRISE
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 6 Some Lessons from the IssuesBibliography; Author Index; Subject Index;
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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