Macrohistory : essays in sociology of the long run
Explores the accomplishments of the golden age of "macrohistory," the sociologically informed analysis of long-term patterns of political, economic, and social change. The topics range from the Marxian-inspired theory of revolutions to the roots of the Holocaust.
Print Book, English, ©1999
Stanford University Press, Stanford, Calif., ©1999
estudios y conferencias
312 p. ; 24 cm
9780804736008, 9780804735230, 0804736006, 0804735239
318378991
List of figures; Introduction: the golden age of macrohistorical sociology; 1. Maturation of the state-centered theory of revolution and ideology; 2. The geopolitical basis of revolution: the prediction of the Soviet collapse; 3. 'Balkanization' or 'Americanization': a geopolitical theory of ethnic change; 4. Democratization from the outside in: a geopolitical theory of collegial power; 5. German-bashing and the theory of democratic modernization; 6. Market dynamics as the engine of historical change; 7. An Asian route to capitalism; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index.