1st Edition
The Endangered West Myopic Elites and Fragile Social Orders in a Threatening World
By John Higley
Copyright 2016
244 Pages
by
Routledge
244 Pages
by
Routledge
244 Pages
by
Routledge
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Bold political elites and unique forms of social order brought the West to world dominance, but both are weakening dramatically in the contemporary period. The Endangered West makes the case for the continuation of Western power on as wide a global basis as is prudent. Is the survival of Western influence possible, or must we resign ourselves to its eventually being subordinated to more ruthless... Read more
Preface
Introduction: Paradigms and Explanation in Social Science
1 Limits to Political and Social Aspiration
2 The West's Accidental and Unique Development
3 Elites and Political Development in the West
4 Ideological Illusions in Western Societies
5 Social Orders in the Post-Industrial West
6 The West in a Threatening World
7 Limits on the West
Epilogue: The Liberal Ideal as a Realistic Political Standard
Bibliography
Index
Biography
John Higley
