Different Paths to Modernity

Different Paths to Modernity
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Publisher : Nordic Academic Press
Total Pages : 369
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ISBN-10 : 9789189116542
ISBN-13 : 9189116542
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Book Synopsis Different Paths to Modernity by : Magnus Jerneck

Download or read book Different Paths to Modernity written by Magnus Jerneck and published by Nordic Academic Press. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the last 100 years, most European countries have experienced great, and in many cases similar changes. A general term for the phenomenon is 'modernisation', and in this anthology the authors present several different aspects of modernisation and the modernisation revolution. Among other issues, the articles are based on the importance of industrialisation, education and economic development for the success of modernisation. Spain, Sweden and Denmark have been used as starting points to illustrate differences in the modernisation process between northern and southern Europe.


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