Darwinian social evolution and social change [electronic resource] : the evolution of nationalisms / William Kerr.
This book introduces the value of a Darwinian social evolutionary approach to understanding social change. The chapters discuss several different perspectives on social evolutionary theory, and go on to link these with comparative and historical sociological theory, and two case-studies. Kerr brings...
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Palgrave Macmillan,
2021.
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Table of Contents:
- 1 Introduction
- Part I: Theoretical Expositions
- 2 Descent with Modifications
- 3 From Biology to Sociology
- Part II: Setting the Scene
- 4 Darwinian Social Evolution as a Theory of Social Change
- 5 Theories of Nationalism
- Part III: Evolving Nations: A Darwinian Study
- 6 The Origins of Nationalism in England/Britain
- 7 Fukoku Kyōhei: Nationalism in Japan
- 8 The Comparative Case
- 9 Conclusion.