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A Note on Civilizations and Economies
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In this paper, the authors approach the topic of civilizations and economies through a discussion of two key texts that appeared during the first wave of interest among social scientists for the phenomenon of...Abstract:
This article approaches the topic of civilizations and economies through a discussion of two key texts that appeared during the first wave of interest among social scientists for the phenomenon of ...read more
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The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order
TL;DR: Based on the author's seminal article in "Foreign Affairs", Samuel P. Huntington's "The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order" is a provocative and prescient analysis of the state of world politics after the fall of communism.
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Economy and society : an outline of interpretive sociology
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the economy and the Arena of Normative and De Facto Powers in the context of social norms and economic action in the social sciences, and propose several categories of economic action.
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The Rules of Sociological Method
Emile Durkheim,Steven Lukes +1 more
TL;DR: The Rules of the Sociological Method as discussed by the authors is one of the most important contributions to the field of sociology, still debated among scholars today, and has been a focal point of sociology since its original publication.
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The Clash of Civilizations
TL;DR: This paper argued that culturally based "civilizations" exert stronger holds on people than economic systems, levels of development, or even political systems, arguing that culture and civilization are distinct from economic and political life, a view that many scholars of political culture would dispute.