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This introduction to social change covers the momentous and
relatively recent changes that have occurred in the human
condition, examining not only the major causes and conditions
underlying our current situation, but also the main choices and
options we face as we strive to shape our individual and collective
futures. This edition of Social Change has been thoroughly updated
and revised. Building on previous editions, the book introduces a
social scientific approach to change, discusses the components of
change and the factors driving them, examines change on the
macro-level, then looks toward the future with a discussion of
planned change. Most chapters explore societies of yesterday,
today, and tomorrow, and include comparative dimensions, especially
along First, Second, and Third World lines. The engaging narrative
traces several themes, such as the rise of capitalism and the
socialist alternative, or civil rights movements in the United
States and elsewhere, throughout the book. Social Change, Third
Edition features a new discussion of the recent economic crisis and
the interconnectedness of the global economy, new empirical data on
globalization, and updated discussions of the concepts of evolution
and altruism. It also incorporates the dramatic changes in India
and China throughout the book.
This introduction to social change covers the momentous and
relatively recent changes that have occurred in the human
condition, examining not only the major causes and conditions
underlying our current situation, but also the main choices and
options we face as we strive to shape our individual and collective
futures. This edition of Social Change has been thoroughly updated
and revised. Building on previous editions, the book introduces a
social scientific approach to change, discusses the components of
change and the factors driving them, examines change on the
macro-level, then looks toward the future with a discussion of
planned change. Most chapters explore societies of yesterday,
today, and tomorrow, and include comparative dimensions, especially
along First, Second, and Third World lines. The engaging narrative
traces several themes, such as the rise of capitalism and the
socialist alternative, or civil rights movements in the United
States and elsewhere, throughout the book. Social Change, Third
Edition features a new discussion of the recent economic crisis and
the interconnectedness of the global economy, new empirical data on
globalization, and updated discussions of the concepts of evolution
and altruism. It also incorporates the dramatic changes in India
and China throughout the book.
It is not uncommon for diplomats to publish their memoirs after
they retire from the Foreign Service. What is unusual for an
ambassador, however, is to publicize, after resigning from the
service, the chronicle of his day-to-day diplomatic activity both
political and public. To Albania, with Love is a collection of
these activities during Tarifa's career as the Albanian ambassador
to the United States and the Netherlands. Many of the letters
included in this volume reveal the methodology of ambassadors in
Washington, D.C., and detail the high levels of access Tarifa had
developed during his career. This work brings together a selection
of Tarifa's letters to high-ranking U.S. and Dutch government
officials, lectures, testimonies, public addresses, and remarks.
They all illustrate the direction an ambassador's career and
activities should take in promoting his country. To be a perceptive
visionary who can herald progressive change in the interest of his
own country and the broader international community is the goal of
a truly accomplished ambassador.
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