Developing Cultures: Essays on Cultural Change

Developing Cultures: Essays on Cultural Changeis a collection of 21 expert essays on the institutions that transmit cultural values from generation to generation. The essays are an outgrowth of a research project begun by Samuel Huntington and Larry Harrison in their widely discussed book Culture Matters the goal of which is guidelines for cultural change that can accelerate development in the Third World. The essays in this volume cover child rearing, several aspects of education, the world's major religions, the media, political leadership, and development projects. The book is companion volume toDeveloping Cultures: Case Studies.(0415952808).

Culture, values, and the family	p. 3
Parenting practices and governance in Latin America : the case of Costa Rica	p. 21
Cultural values and parenting education	p. 37
Character education : restoring virtue to the mission of schools	p. 57
Civic education and the development of civic knowledge and attitudes	p. 77
Educating democratic citizens in Latin America	p. 95
Evangelical expansion and "progressive values" in the developing world	p. 117
Anglo-Protestant culture	p. 137
The development of the Jews	p. 157
Culture begins with cult : the surprising growth of the Catholic people	p. 177
Reimagining the orthodox tradition : nurturing democratic values in orthodox Christian civilization	p. 195
Market development, political change, and Chinese cultures	p. 215
Buddhist economics in Asia	p. 235
Cultural change in Islamic civilization	p. 245
Islam matters : culture and progress in the Muslim world	p. 261
Hinduism and modernity	p. 279
Journalism and values	p. 295
The global battle for cultural domination	p. 305
Public policy and culture	p. 329
Donor projects and culture change : the case of Costa Rica	p. 345
Can social capital be constructed? : decentralization and social capital formation in Latin America	p. 361
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