------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1999 15:05:11 -0400 From: christopher chase-dunn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: check out this new reader To: WORLD SYSTEMS NETWORK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Organization: Sociology Department, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. 21218 USA FROM MODERNIZATION TO GLOBALIZATION: SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES ON INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Edited by J. Timmons Roberts and Amy Hite Blackwell Publishers Forthcoming Nov/December, 1999 "This comprehensive book contains a rich range of 'classic' articles helping to explain why certain countries and peoples are poor, currently and historically. The essays explore the shift in conceptualization from modernization to development and most recently to globalization, and the social effects of world processes. Combined, they provide superb background to the subject matter." Susan Eckstein, Boston University (Past-President, Latin American Studies Association) "At last I have found a textbook I can wholeheartedly recommend to my students. It will retain its value for many years to come as the readings are either classics or are likely to become so. This comprehensive and balanced book is further proof of the revival of development theory and its relevance for understanding the world in the new millennium." Cristobal Kay, Institute of Social Studies, The Hague . Why are some countries poor? What can they do to turn their situations around? . What happens to countries and individuals when they "modernize"? . What does it mean to "develop" and be "modern"? . What are the social effects of globalization? >From Modernization to Globalization is a reference for scholars, students, and development practitioners on the issues of social change and development in the "Third World." It provides carefully excerpted samples from both classic and contemporary writings in the development literature, short, insightful introductions to each section, and a general introduction. Part One reviews formative ideas on the transition to modern society with brief readings from classical theorists. The second part addresses the modernizationists' discussion of how development changes people. The response from dependency and world-system theorists is reviewed in Part Three. The final section includes eight of the most influential writings on the social effects of globalization. Together, this represents an unprecedented compilation of an impressive range of writings on international development. CONTENTS Preface/Acknowledgments INTRODUCTION PART I: FORMATIVE IDEAS ON THE TRANSITION TO MODERN SOCIETY 1. Marx, Karl and Friedrich Engels. 1848/1844. "Manifesto of the Communist Party"; "Alienated Labor" 2. Durkheim, Emile. 1893. Selections from The Division of Labor in Society 3. Weber, Max. 1905. The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism", "Characteristics of Bureaucracy" (1920),"Science as a Vocation" (1919) PART II: HOW DOES DEVELOPMENT CHANGE PEOPLE? MODERNIZATION THEORIES AND THE INTELLECTUAL ROOTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT 4. Parsons, Talcott. 1964. "Evolutionary Universals in Society 5. Rostow, W.W. 1960. The Stages of Economic Growth: A Non-Communist Manifesto, 6. Lewis, Oscar. 1968 From A Study of Slum Culture: Backgrounds for LA VIDA. 7. Lerner, Daniel. 1958. Excerpts from The Passing of Traditional Society. 8. Inkeles, Alex. 1969. "Making Men Modern: On the Causes of Individual Change in Six Developing Countries." 9. Huntington, Samuel. 1968/ 1971 "The Change to Change: Modernization, Development, and Politics" Political Order in Changing Societies. PART III: BLAMING THE VICTIMS? DEPENDENCY AND WORLD-SYSTEMS THEORIES RESPOND 10. Frank, Andre Gunder. 1969. "The Development of Underdevelopment." 11. Cardoso, Fernando Henrique. 1972. "Dependency and Development in Latin America." 12. de Janvry, Alain. and Carlos Garramon. 1977. "The Dynamics of Rural Poverty in Latin America." 13. Wallerstein, Immanuel. 1979. "The Rise and Future Demise of the World Capitalist System: Concepts for Comparative Analysis." 14. Chase-Dunn, Christopher. 1975. "The Effects of International Economic Dependence on Development and Inequality: A Cross -National Study." 15. Gereffi, Gary. 1994. "Rethinking Development Theory: Insights from East Asia and Latin America." PART IV: ATTEMPTS TO UNDERSTAND GLOBALIZATION AND ITS SOCIAL EFFECTS 16. Froebel, Juergen Heinrichs and Otto Kreye. 1980. Introduction to The new international division of labour in the World Economy. 17. McMichael, Philip. 1996. "Globalization: Myths and Realities." 18. Harvey, David. 1992. "Capitalism: The Factory of Fragmentation" 19. Rodrik, Dani. 1997. "Introduction." To Has Globalization Gone too Far? 20. Kathryn B. Ward and Jean Larson Pyle. 1995. "Gender, Industrialization, Transnational Corporations: and Development: An Overview of Trends and Patterns." 21. Sutcliff, Bob. 1995. "Development after Ecology." 22. Sklair, Leslie. 1995. "Social Movements and Global Capitalism." 23. Portes, Alejandro. 1997. "Neoliberalism and the Sociology of Development: Emerging Trends and Unanticipated Facts." About the Editors Index Preface/Acknowledgements The editors J. Timmons Roberts is Associate Professor in Sociology and Latin American Studies at Tulane University. His research examines the social and environmental impacts of globalization. He has published articles and essays in Social Problems, Economic Development and Cultural Change, The Geographical Review, World Development, Current Sociology, and the Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Cultures. Amy Hite is a doctoral candidate and Visiting Instructor at the Center for Latin American Studies at Tulane University. Her research focuses on urban growth, decentralization, and economic restructuring, and their effects on residents of Latin American cities. The editors can be contacted at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The book can be back-ordered at Amazon: ($32.95 for paperback) http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0631210970/qid=938623293/sr=1-2/002-5 354180-4145045 or contact Blackwell: http://www.blackwellpublishers.co.uk/