Mountain of Paradise - Reflections on the Emergence of Greater California as a World Civilization (Hardcover, New edition)

Mountain of Paradise challenges conventional taxonomies of world civilizations by introducing a new and formidable candidate: the civilization of Greater California presently incubating as the evolution of California into a veritable "nation-state" or "world commonwealth" according to contemporary commentators and scholars. Through a series of reflective essays it clarifies the momentous implications of this claim by a thorough account of the genealogical origins of "California", permutation into its speculative moment of self-identity thanks to prolonged creative interchange with European thought and philosophy, advancement to status of a socio-economic powerhouse by the 1950s and 1960s, invention of distinctly Californian variants of political economy by the 1970s and 1980s, and present domination over regions formerly classified as "Greater California". In its range and originality Mountain of Paradise constitutes a robust contribution to current political, social, economic and global thematics.

General

Imprint:	Peter Lang Publishing
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	American University Studies, 69
Release date:	June 2013
First published:	2013
Authors:	Josef Chytry
Dimensions:	225 x 150 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	212
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-4331-2322-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Comparative politics Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > History > American history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > Philosophy > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4331-2322-3
Barcode:	9781433123221

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