Social Theory and Regional Studies in the Global Age

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Social Theory and Regional Studies in the Global Age SUNY series, Pangaea II: Global/Local Studies ————— Saïd Amir Arjomand and Wolf Schäfer, editors Social Theory and Regional Studies in the Global Age Edited by Saïd Amir Arjomand Published by State University of New York Press, Albany© 2014 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, contact State University of New York Press, Albany, NY www.sunypress.edu Production by Eileen Nizer Marketing by Kate McDonnell Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Social theory and regional studies in the global age / edited by Saïd Amir Arjomand. pages cm. — (Pangaea II : global/local studies) ISBN 978-1-4384-5159-6 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Sociology. 2. Social sciences—Philosophy. 3. Globalization—Social aspects. I. Arjomand, Saïd Amir. HM585.S576 2014 301—dc23 2013025546 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To the memory of Shmuel Noah Eisenstadt (1923–2010) ...