Global Modernization: Rethinking the Project of Modernity

by Alberto Martinelli

The last decade has witnessed a revival of interest in the problems of modernity and modernization. In particular, three major processes have emerged as objects of " The transformations of capitalism manifested in globalization and the unfolding of post-industrial society " The rapid and strong economic development of countries outside the West " The political and economic transformations in the post-Soviet countries of Eastern Europe

Genres: Sociology

Hardcover

First published May 26, 2005

Reviews

[Mihail Mihaylov · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good book, very exhaustive analysis and description of scholarly debate. Difficult to get through and sometimes lacks a center

[Keith · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting book that could have been a bit longer. However, it does an adequate job outlining what modernity and modernization is, how it was originally conceived and how it "evolved" (no pun intended). The best chapter is Chapter 3 that is a critique of modernization theory. I wish the book took a bit more time outlining the different modernization perspectives, but, for a brief introduction on the debate, it isn't completely unworthy.