The Great Tradition Globalizes
Reflections on Two Studies of 'The Industrial Leaders' of Madras
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3637664 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Harris (0000-0002-4025-5775), John Harriss (London School of Economics and Political Science, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 327-362 |
| Publication date | 2003-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Modern Asian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0026-749X • E-ISSN: 1469-8099 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0026749x03002038 |
| OpenAlex | W2166245295 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 3 |
The title of the paper alludes to Milton Singer's book When A Great Tradition Modernizes: an anthropological approach to Indian civilization, and particularly to Part IV of the book. This has the title 'Modernization and Traditionalization' and includes a long essay called 'Industrial Leadership, the Hindu Ethic and the Spirit of Socialism-described in a review by Richard Park at the time as 'the capstone' of the book as a whole
Aesthetics · Civilization · Economics · Environmental ethics · Hinduism · Industrial civilization · Management · Modernization theory · Political science · Social science · Socialism · Sociology · Asian Industrial and Economic Development · Globalization and Cultural Identity · Indian Economic and Social Development · Law · Philosophy · Religious studies · Religious Studies
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| Citations per year | 0.53 |
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| Citation span | 2007 - 2022 (16) |
| Highly cited | No |