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The World is Out of Joint - World-Historical Interpretations of Continuing Polarizations (Paperback)
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The World is Out of Joint - World-Historical Interpretations of Continuing Polarizations (Paperback)
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The dominant view in social science has been that the modern world
shows a pattern of linear development in which all positive social
trends rise (albeit at an uncertain speed) toward a relatively
homogenized world. In the post-1945 period, some analysts contested
this linear model, arguing that the modern world was rather one of
escalating polarization. Their view was strengthened by the
separate emergence within the natural sciences of complexity
studies, which suggested that natural systems inevitably moved away
from equilibrium, and at a certain point bifurcated radically. This
book, based on a truly collaborative international research
project, evaluates the empirical evidence in this debate in order
to (1) give an adequate portrayal of the historical realities of
the world-system, (2) draw a nuanced assessment about this debate,
and (3) provide the basis on which we can not only envisage
probable future trends but also draw conclusions about the policy
and/or political implications of past and future research. The work
of ten research clusters, based on crucial topics of overlapping
nodes of social activity, provides a vantage-point with which to
assess the basic issue; a clear picture emerges of
"world-historical interpretations of continuing polarizations."
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