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Part I. Introduction to civilization -- The nature of civilization -- How civilizations perish -- The second great crisis of civilization in history -- The global civilization development and its repercussions -- Part II. Civilization in crisis -- The death triangle of civilization in the 21st century -- Capitalism and the 21st century limits of civilization -- Superconsumerism in the 21st century -- Technology and the limits of civilization in the 21st century -- Climate and the 21st century limits of civilization -- Culture and the 21st century limits of civilization -- Part III. End of civilization? -- The power of crisis relations and the limits of civilization in the 21st century -- Can civilization last? -- Where are we heading?

Originally published over the past 20 years, the 38 papers collected in this two-volume set represent an overview of the core concerns of Eisenstadt (emeritus, sociology, Hebrew U. of Jerusalem, Israel) during this period axial civilizations (what Max Weber called the "world religions") and modernities. Having dealt with larger issues of theory in

The purpose of this book is to evaluate the question: What does the New World Order (NWO) mean in the 21st century? After the Polish Revolution in 1989 and the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the Soviet Union in 1991, many people expected better times than those during the Cold War between the West and East. Since Communism lost to Capitalism, can the latter promote freedom and happiness for all of us everywhere? However, this dream did not happen, vice versa we face now so called liquid times, times of instability and chaos. Therefore, this book is written for those who would like to know

Uniquely, critically interrogates the concept of 'civilization' by asking whether it is still valid in the globalized world economy of the twenty-first century. Includes case studies on the Arab world, Islam, China and Japan.

I. Civilization and modernization: As we understand them. 1. Human civilization and world modernization / Chuanqi He -- 2. The civilizational approach to modernization in contemporary China / Nelly Motroshilova -- 3. Cultural dynamics in the post-Soviet countries: Problems of modernization and preservation of civilizational specificity (example of Russia) / N.E. Tikhonova, S.V. Goryacheva -- 4. Modernization and globalization / N.N. Fedotova -- 5. Modernization in Russia: Ideology and composition of the project / Alexander Rubtsov -- 6. The evolution of the concept of modernization, its specificities in various country groups throughout the world / Valentina Fedotova -- 7. Principles and methods of modernization science / Chuanqi He -- 8. Modernization indices developed by China Centre for Modernization Research, in a global family of development indicators: Publishers' point of view / Oleg Zimarin -- 9. Science & technology and modernization / Jing Jin -- 10. Modernization in the context of the development of the science and technology / Vitaly G. Gorokhov -- 11. A bibliometric analysis of modernization studies (1900-2010) / Qing Ye, Nan Ouyang, Shuyao Wu -- 12. Russia and China in DBs web of knowledge: Bibliometric analysis of publications on modernization / Irina Marshakova-Shaikevich -- II. Global and regional modernization. 13. Regional modernization in the world / Chuanqi He -- 14. Stages, levels and phases of modernization in the Russian regions. Modernization types and clusters / N.I. Lapin -- 15. China's contribution to measurement of modernization / Tamara Orlova -- 16. Social and cultural measurements of regional modernization / Liudmila Belyaeva -- 17. On measurement of modernization stages (by the example of the Tyumen region) / A.N. Tarasova -- 18. Resources and constraints of modernization in the regions of north-western federal district / Aleksandra Shabunova and Marija Lastochkina -- 19. The summation of development of the region in the context involvement in modernization processes / Evgenija Kogay -- 20. Norms and conditions of labor in Russian and Chinese Societies: The case of S. Petersburg and Shanghai / Michail Chernysh -- 21. World modernization outline: 1700-2100 / Chuanqi He -- III. Summing up the conference and the program. 22. Memorandum of the participants of the Russian-Chinese scientific conference "Civilization and Modernization" 23. Protocol of cooperation between the Centre for Study of Social and Cultural Change, Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences and the Centre for Modernization Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences -- 24. Programme of the Chinese-Russian Conference "Civilization and Modernization".

The Future of Humanity seeks to answer the question: "What kind of global civilization should human beings pursue and what do we have to do collectively?," one a question that has preoccupied scholars, philosophers and politicians for centuries. In doing so, the book tackles concepts as monumental as the keys to happiness, alien nonconventional intelligence, immortality, morality and China's possible role in bringing about a better worldjoining this global discussion. To navigate these many and complex topics, Jin combines the spiritual insights of ancient Chinese thinkers with a deep respect for the accomplishments and discoveries of modern Western science, exploring and explaining her distinct vision for a what a better, global future civilization could be.

This book is the analysis of the civilizational and historical context of the development of the Great Modern Revolutions; their relations to modernity, to the civilization of modernity, and to the development of multiple modernities; and the fate of revolutionary symbolism and dynamics in modern regimes, in the continually changing civilization of modernity, its dynamics and tribulations