Thought and Change
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Thought and Change is a seminal work of social and political philosophy by Ernest Gellner that analyzes the nature of modernity, nationalism, and social transformation.
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| instanceOf |
book
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work of social philosophy ⓘ |
| author | Ernest Gellner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedAs | seminal work of social and political philosophy ⓘ |
| explores |
conditions of modern industrial society
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emergence of nationalism in modern societies ⓘ links between economic change and cultural change ⓘ role of ideas in social transformation ⓘ |
| field |
nationalism studies
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political philosophy ⓘ social theory ⓘ sociology of modernity ⓘ |
| genre |
political philosophy
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social philosophy ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
anthropological theory of modernity
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modernization theory ⓘ political theory ⓘ social theory ⓘ sociology of nationalism ⓘ studies of nationalism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
historical development of societies
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industrial society ⓘ modern social order ⓘ modernity ⓘ modernization ⓘ nationalism ⓘ relationship between culture and social structure ⓘ social change ⓘ social transformation ⓘ theory of nationalism ⓘ |
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analysis of the relationship between thought and social change
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early formulation of Gellner’s theory of nationalism ⓘ influence on later debates about nationalism and modernity ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
analytic social theory
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liberalism ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Nations and Nationalism
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Plough, Sword and Book NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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