Hierarchy and Power in the History of Civilizations: Cultural Dimensions

М. : KRASAND, 2009.

Под общей редакцией: Гринин Л. Е., Коротаев А. В.

The human history has evidenced various systems of hierarchy and power in different spheres of social life. The relations of hierarchy and power are relevant for every sphere as they penetrate the whole life of a society and represent a sort of framework for an individual's activity. The cultural sphere (in the wide sense of the word) is not an exception, although, of course, it has great peculiarities in the manifestation of power-hierarchical relations. The relations here are usually informal and more often connected with traditions than with norms, there are much less power structures that have the legal right for coercion. The book consists of two main parts. The papers included in the first section discuss the dynamics and potentials of newly emerging socio-cultural network structures and the ways in which they reconceptualize socio-cultural organization through innovative forms of spatial practice. The second section is dedicated to the study of new models of communication whose influence overcomes states' borders and which have a great potential and capabilities for destroying the basis and cultural values of the society.

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Hierarchy and Power in the History of Civilizations: Cultural Dimensions. Afterword.

Гринин Л. Е., Коротаев А. В., , in: Hierarchy and Power in the History of Civilizations: Cultural Dimensions.: M.: KRASAND, 2009. P. 207–208.

We would like to conclude this volume with the same statement that we used to start it: The human history has evidenced various systems of hierarchy and power, various manifestations of power and hierarchy relations in different spheres of social life from politics to information networks, from culture to sexual life. We hope in this ...

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Hierarchy and Power in the History of Civilizations: Cultural Dimensions. Introduction.

Гринин Л. Е., Коротаев А. В., , in: Hierarchy and Power in the History of Civilizations: Cultural Dimensions.: M.: KRASAND, 2009. P. 3–5.

The human history has evidenced various systems of hierarchy and power, various manifestations of power and hierarchy relations in different spheres of social life from politics to information networks, from culture to sexual life. A careful study of each particular case of such relations is very important, especially within the context of contemporary multipolar and multicultural ...

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‘People of Celebrity’ as a New Social Stratum and Elite

Гринин Л. Е., , in: Hierarchy and Power in the History of Civilizations: Cultural Dimensions.: M.: KRASAND, 2009. P. 183–206.

As is well known, inequality is typical of every or at least most societies (e.g., Davis and Moore 1945: 243). Sociology considers power, wealth, prestige, status and privileges to be the main social benefits and resources, whose distribution defines the major forms of inequality (see e.g., Davis 1942; Smelser 1988; Lenski 1966; Sullivan 1998; Collins ...

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