Transatlantic Divide - Comparing American and European Society

Informationen zum Autor Alberto Martinelli is Professor of Political Science and Sociology, University of Milan, where ince 1969 he has taught Economic Sociology, Political Science and Global Politics. Between 1987 and 1999 he has been Dean of the Faculty of Political Sciences of the University of Milan. For almost 40 years he has been very active in teaching, pure and applied research, publishing, international scientific cooperation, and government consulting. At present, he is President of the Degree course in Political Sciences and of the Master course in Comparative Institutions and Politics. Klappentext The United States of America and the European Union are the two strongest economic powers in the contemporary world. This volume describes, interprets, and analyzes the key social trends in the EU and the USA over the last 50 years. Zusammenfassung The United States of America and the European Union are the two strongest economic powers in the contemporary world. This volume describes, interprets, and analyzes the key social trends in the EU and the USA over the last 50 years. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Alberto Martinelli: The European Union and the United States as two variants of Western modernity 2: Antonio Chiesi: The Economic Sphere 3: Paul W. Kingston and Laura M Holian: Inequality 4: Ted Caplow and Salustiano Del Campo: Family 5: Alberto Martinelli: Politics and Institutional Architectures 6: Gérard Cornilleau: Welfare 7: Michel Forsé and Maxime Parodi: Value Change 8: Mathias Bös and Kai Hebel: Religion 9: Patrick Le Galès and Mathieu Zagrodzki: Cities 10: Alberto Martinelli: The American and the European Models of Society, Not so Different After All Appendix with a synthetic picture of the most relevant trends Bibliography

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• Authors: Alberto Martinelli, Alberto (Professor of Political Scienc Martinelli
• Assisted by: Alberto Martinelli (Editor), Martinelli Alberto (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2007
• EAN: 9780199204526
• ISBN: 978-0-19-920452-6
• No. of pages: 368
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Social Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory, Regional Studies, Comparative Politics, Regional / International studies, The Americas, EU (European Union), International institutions, EU & European institutions