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Nisbet argues that the political community in the West has broken down after two centuries of ascendancy. He believes that the West has entered 'a twilight age' that will be characterised by political and cultural crises similar to those that preceded the fall of Rome. He foresees the displacement of traditional, liberal society by centralised, collectivised power -- what he terms 'the war society', driven by the rising power and expense of a ...

One of our most original social thinkers, " according to the New York Times, Robert Nisbet offers a new approach to sociology

This classic volume deals with a crucial contemporary social issue: the conflict between traditionalism and modernism

The Quest of the Golden Pearl is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition .Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes th...

The idea of progress from the Enlightenment to postmodernism is still very much with us. In intellectual discourse, journals, popular magazines, and radio and talk shows, the debate between those who are "progressivists" and those who are "declinists" is as spirited as it was in the late seventeenth century.

Storia e cambiamento sociale" è la biografia di una metafora. Per più di due millenni il pensiero occidentale ha spiegato l'evoluzione sociale attraverso un'immagine presa in prestito dal mondo degli organismi viventi: la metafora della crescita. Così come una pianta nasce, cresce e muore secondo una sua dinamica interna, lo stesso accade per i fenomeni sociali. Questa impostazione è alla base di quella che Nisbet chiama la teoria "sviluppista...

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Carefully selected, this collection of fiction offers depth, poignancy, and humor as it examines the people of Haverfordwest.

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This memoir by the eminent sociologist and historian of ideas, Robert Nisbet, views Berkeley from a different perspective. This book is a fascinating picture of Berkeley as it was a half a century ago in its move to become the most important centre of learning west of the Mississippi.

This classic volume deals with the conflict between traditionalism and modernism. Nisbet considers such subjects as power, community, culture, and the university. He deals directly with the values of authority, tradition, hierarchy, and community on the one hand, and individualism, secularism, and revolt on the other. Nisbet's underlying argument is that there is a close historical relationship between the distribution of power in democratic s...

., ." Mr. Nisbet's analysis is comprehensive, penetrating scholarly, yet readable.... this book is highly recommended to large public libraries, and to university and subject collections."-Library Journal

The idea of progress from the Enlightenment to postmodernism is still very much with us. In intellectual discourse, journals, popular magazines, and radio and talk shows, the debate between those who are "progressivists" and those who are "declinists" is as spirited as it was in the late seventeenth century. In History of the Idea of Progress, Robert Nisbet traces the idea of progress from its origins in Greek, Roman, and medieval civilization...

The Present Age challenges readers to re-examine the role of the United States in the world since World War I. Nisbet criticises Americans for isolationism at home, discusses the gutting of educational standards, the decay of education, the presence of government in all facets of life, the diminished connection to community, and the prominence of economic arrangements driving everyday life in America. This work is deeply indebted to the analys...