Jews, Confucians, and Protestants
Cultural Capital and the End of Multiculturalism
1st Edition
Published on 16. December 2012
1 pages
979-8-216-22635-2 (ISBN)
Description
Multiculturalism-the belief that no culture is better or worse than any other; it is merely different-has come to dominate Western intellectual thought and to serve as a guide to domestic and foreign policy and development aid. But what if multiculturalism itself is flawed? What if some cultures are more prone to progress than others and more successful at creating the cultural capital that encourages democratic governance, social justice for all, and the elimination of poverty? In Jews, Confucians, and Protestants: Cultural Capital and the End of Multiculturalism, Lawrence E. Harrison takes the politically incorrect stand that all cultures are not created equal. Analyzing the performance of 117 countries, grouped by predominant religion, Harrison argues for the superiority of those cultures that emphasize Jewish, Confucian, and Protestant values. A concluding chapter outlines ways in which cultural change may substantially transform societies within a generation.
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1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Illustrations
9 tables; 2 charts
ISBN-13
979-8-216-22635-2 (9798216226352)
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Lawrence E. Harrison is the author of Undervelopment is a State of Mind (Madison Books), The Central Liberal Truth: How Politics Can Change a Culture and Save It from Itself (Oxford), and coeditor, with Samuel P. Huntington of Culture Matters-How Values Shape Human Progress (Perseus).
Content
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Cultural Capital Defined
Chapter 2: Why Jews, Confucians, and Protestants?
Chapter 3: Jews
Chapter 4: Confucians
Chapter 5: Protestants
Chapter 6: Other High Achievers I: Basques and Sikhs
Chapter 7: Other High Achievers II: Mormons and Ismailis
Chapter 8: Catholic Latin America
Chapter 9: Latino Immigration into the United States
Chapter 10: African Americans
Chapter 11: What to Do
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Cultural Capital Defined
Chapter 2: Why Jews, Confucians, and Protestants?
Chapter 3: Jews
Chapter 4: Confucians
Chapter 5: Protestants
Chapter 6: Other High Achievers I: Basques and Sikhs
Chapter 7: Other High Achievers II: Mormons and Ismailis
Chapter 8: Catholic Latin America
Chapter 9: Latino Immigration into the United States
Chapter 10: African Americans
Chapter 11: What to Do
