Developing Cultures: Essays on Cultural Change

Developing Cultures: Essays on Cultural Changeis a collection of 21 expert essays on the institutions that transmit cultural values from generation to generation. The essays are an outgrowth of a research project begun by Samuel Huntington and Larry Harrison in their widely discussed book Culture Matters the goal of which is guidelines for cultural change that can accelerate development in the Third World. The essays in this volume cover child rearing, several aspects of education, the world's major religions, the media, political leadership, and development projects. The book is companion volume toDeveloping Cultures: Case Studies.(0415952808).Lawrence E. Harrison is the author of 'Developing Cultures: Essays on Cultural Change', published 2006 under ISBN 9780415952811 and ISBN 0415952816.