Inter-societal dynamics : toward a general theory / Jonathan H. Turner, Anthony J. Roberts.
2023
HM585
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Title
Inter-societal dynamics : toward a general theory / Jonathan H. Turner, Anthony J. Roberts.
Author
Turner, Jonathan H.
ISBN
9783031124488 (electronic bk.)
3031124480 (electronic bk.)
3031124472
9783031124471
3031124480 (electronic bk.)
3031124472
9783031124471
Publication Details
Cham : Springer, 2023.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (260 p.).
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-031-12448-8 doi
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HM585
Dewey Decimal Classification
301
Summary
This book by Jonathan Turner and Anthony Roberts proposes a new theoretical approach for explaining the dynamics of inter-societal systems. The authors argue that inter-societal systems have existed since the beginning of human societies and the dynamics of these systems are a fundamental property of the social universe. However, while world-systems analysis has emphasized this latter point, the authors argue the reluctance to theorize complex abstract models and systems of explanatory propositions on the dynamics driving inter-societal systems hinders scientific explanation of inter-societal dynamics. In this context, the authors critically look at contemporary theorizing and review key theories that have been developed to explain geo-economic, geo-political, and geo-cultural dynamics, from the classic period through present-day world-systems analysis and cliometrics. The book summarizes these theories clearly, emphasizing their strengths and weakness, finally developing a theoretical synthesis through new models and propositions on the dynamics of premodern and modern inter-societal systems. Professor Turners decades of experience writing theory books for undergraduates have ensured that this book presents abstract ideas clearly and with examples so that students can understand the arguments. This book is a must-read for all social theory researchers, academics, serious undergraduate students, graduate students, and interested laypersons.
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Roberts, Anthony J.
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Emerging globalities and civilizational perspectives.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Fundamental Properties of Societies
Chapter 2: Current Theorizing of Inter-Societal Dynamics: Origins and Critiques
Chapter 3: Key Ideas for Building a Scientific Theory of Inter-Societal Dynamics
Chapter 4: Scientific Theorizing of Inter-Societal Dynamics
Chapter 5: Geo-Political Dynamics
Chapter 6: Geo-Economic Dynamics
Chapter 7: Geo-Cultural Dynamics
Epilogue: Toward a Reorientation of Theorizing Inter-Societal Dynamics.
Chapter 2: Current Theorizing of Inter-Societal Dynamics: Origins and Critiques
Chapter 3: Key Ideas for Building a Scientific Theory of Inter-Societal Dynamics
Chapter 4: Scientific Theorizing of Inter-Societal Dynamics
Chapter 5: Geo-Political Dynamics
Chapter 6: Geo-Economic Dynamics
Chapter 7: Geo-Cultural Dynamics
Epilogue: Toward a Reorientation of Theorizing Inter-Societal Dynamics.