ISBN:
9780511557897
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (xi, 279 pages)
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Erscheint auch als
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Erscheint auch als
DDC:
306/.09172/4
Keywords:
Geschichte 1900-2000
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Entwicklungsländer
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Sozialgeschichte
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Social history / 20th century
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Soziologie
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Developing countries / Social conditions
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Entwicklungsländer
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Entwicklungsländer
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Soziologie
Abstract:
This is the completely revised and updated version of the immensely successful Sociology of the Third World. The book is about the division of the world into rich and poor countries, and the disparities between rich and poor people, especially in poor countries. Chapters on world population trends, colonialism and questions of race set the historical scene for a detailed analysis of economic conditions and living standards in poor countries. New material on droughts, famines, family change and environmental concerns are fully discussed, along with questions about limits to growth and sustainable development. Theoretical perspectives on development and underdevelopment are reviewed. Later chapters summarize the findings of the different social sciences on fundamental issues of modernisation, including expansion, cultural diversity, religious movements, post-colonial politics, and issues involving aid. This new edition contains updated statistics, and discusses the general shift of emphasis away from industrial policies towards basic needs reflected by the United Nations Development Programme
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
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Technology, society, and population
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The colonial episode and the race question
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Economic conditions
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Environmental concerns
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The social sciences and the 'Third World'
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The rise of towns
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Family life in a changing world: two studies
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Cultural diversity, language, education, and communications
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Religion and development
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Individual modernization: some psychological studies
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Politics in post-colonial states
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Aid and development
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9780511557897
URL:
Volltext
(URL des Erstveröffentlichers)
URL:
Volltext
(URL des Erstveröffentlichers)
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511557897
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