Research Catalog

Title

A world of nations; problems of political modernization [by] Dankwart A. Rustow.

Author

Rustow, Dankwart A.

Publication

Washington, Brookings Institution [1967]

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Details

Description

xiv, 306 pages; 24 cm

Summary

Study of political structure of government, and political leadership of nations, with particular reference to developing countries - examines the quest for authority, identity and equality, covers the central political aspects of modernisation, various types of regime (incl. Military governments), discusses rival appeals of capitalist and communist political and economic systems, and includes historical background.

Subject

• Political science
• Newly independent states > Politics and government
• political science
• Politisches System
• Sozialer Wandel
• Politieke ontwikkeling
• Ciencia Politica
• LAW
• government
• political leadership
• political aspect
• military government
• capitalist
• communist
• history
• gouvernement
• direction politique
• aspect politique
• gouvernement militaire
• capitaliste
• communiste
• histoire
• gobierno
• dirección política
• aspecto político
• gobierno militar
• capitalista
• comunista
• historia
• Entwicklungsländer
• developing countries
• pays en développement
• países en desarrollo

Bibliography (note)

• Bibliographical footnotes.

Contents

The changes of modernity -- The ideal of nationality -- The myths of geography and history -- The common coin of language -- Popular will and "social communication" -- Identity and authority -- The growing scope of public functions -- The demand for political equality and participation -- The dilemma of organization -- Reform versus revolution -- Blends of tradition and modernity -- The problem of sequence -- Forms of political rule -- Charisma and the founding of states -- The legacy of violence -- Clubs are trumps -- The technique of the coup -- The soldiers in power -- The sequels of a coup -- The dynamics of parties, broad and narrow -- Social groups in politics -- Single party systems -- Difficulties of democracy -- The prospects of modernity -- The western model and United States policy -- The communist model and communist policy -- The new states and the Cold War -- Further models, seen and unseen -- Appendix tables. Linguistic unity and diversity of countries ; Linguistic unity and diversity, by world religion ; Linguistic states ; The scope of government authority ; Contemporary democratic systems: origins, participation, and party changes ; The fragmentation of sovereignty: countries of the world by region, date of independence, and size of population ; The fragmentation of sovereignty: median population of countries, by region and period of independence.

LCCN

67026139

OCLC

• ocm00285885
• 285885
• SCSB-14520998

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library