Björn Wittrock

S. Shmuel Noah Eisenstadt

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A collection of essays by social theorists, historical sociologists and area specialists in classical, biblical and Asian studies. The contributions deal with cultural transformations in major civilizational centres during the "Axial Age," the middle centuries of the last millennium BCE, and their long-term consequences.

Axial Civilizations And World History

Jens Riedel

Dominic Sachsenmaier

Multiple Modernities is a departure from the "classic" sociological homogenization theories. The edition presents an interdisciplinary discussion of the topic in sociological, historical and economic dimensions. It explores culturally specific forms of modernity with a focus on China and Europe.

S. Shmuel Noah Eisenstadt

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