Social Change and Development

出版者:Sage Publications, Inc

作者:Alvin Y. So

页数:288

出版时间:1990

价格:USD 55.95

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9780803935471

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During the past four decades, the field of development has been dominated by three schools of research. The 1950s saw the modernization school, the 1960s experienced the dependency school, the 1970s developed the new world-system school, and the 1980s is a convergence of all three schools. Alvin Y. So examines the dynamic nature of these schools of development--what each of them represents, their contributions, how they have criticized each other, how they have defended themselves, and how they were transformed. He reviews a variety of empirical studies, focusing on the "classical" and the "new" models, to show how each of the perspectives affects the study of development. In addition, this book features a unique emphasis on the research implications of the three perspectives, involving changes in orientation, agenda, methodology, and findings. Social Change and Development is the first study that compares the strengths and weaknesses of the three schools of development in a thorough, comprehensive manner. It will be of great interest to students and professionals in urban studies, development studies, political science and comparative politics. "Highly recommended." --Development Update "The book is valuable both to the beginners as well as the serious student of development ." -Indian Journal of Public Administration "The book will fill a needed niche, and better than anything heretofore." --Immanuel Wallerstein, SUNY, Binghamton "[The] book is a remarkable piece of work and will, I am sure, be of great service to many teachers and students in a number of fields." --Winston Davis, Southwestern University "Professor So has provided students of development with an excellent review of three major theories of development. He skillfully meets his goals of providing a sympathetic presentation of early expressions of each theory, reviewing major criticisms, and then presenting recent expressions of each theory that have taken criticisms into account. The use of extensive reviews of a few studies within each theory provides students with a clear image of the character of the theory, and more importantly an image of the link between theoretical development and social research. The book avoids unfair caricature of theories and research, and provides a solid basis for further study and research on issues of development." --Robert Fiala, University of New Mexico "The author has succeeded in objectively delineating each theoretical perspective so that the reader is not encumbered with attempting to separate academic theory from political ideology. This is no minor achievement and the author is to be applauded for both his efforts and his achievement of this task. . . . The book will be fascinating reading for anyone interested in the historical and contemporary functioning of nation-states and their interdependency." --Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling "I would like to pass along my compliments on So's new volume. The writing is exceptionally clear and the presentations superb." --Marc W. Steinberg, University of Michigan "A useful analysis of the major development theories. . . . A good text for students and teachers and the only study to address the research implications of the three development theories in a comprehensive fashion." --Development Bookshelf "An exceptionally useful book. . . . So's command of the relevant literature and ability to explain complex material, as well as his even-handed (even sympathetic) treatments of three quite different (and often antagonistic) schools, makes this stimulating book useful for a variety of audiences: scholars interested in problems of Third-World development, specialists in modern world history, and even advanced undergraduates ready to tackle problems of theory." --Journal of World History "Alvin So does a thorough job of presenting three ways to understand development. . . . The writing is clear and the territory covered is vast. The result is an impressive survey." --Contemporary Sociology "Alvin So does a thorough job of presenting three ways to understand development....So provides valuable extended summaries of early and later formulations within each perspective. The writing is clear and the territory covered is vast. The result is an impressive survey, with two main audiences: advanced undergraduates and graduate students interested in a manageable overview of the field, and scholars in other fields who are interested but prefer not to retrace every step of these long and complex debates through the original texts....the book is generally balanced which is no small accomplishment." --Industrial and Labor Relations Review "Fills a gap in the social science literature in the field of development. . .useful not only for students but for faculty members teaching different courses in sociology, history, and political science. It may also be of interest to a wide and diverse non-professional audience wanting to know more of the past and contemporary research carried out by the three schools." --International Journal of Comparative Sociology

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作者简介

Alvin Y. So

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong

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我对这本书的专业性持保留但充满敬意的态度，尤其是在它对历史唯物主义基础概念的重构部分。作者没有墨守成规地沿用经典的马克思主义术语，而是尝试用更现代的社会网络分析工具来重新诠释“生产关系”的动态演变。这部分内容，对于那些希望将经典理论应用于当代信息社会的研究者来说，无疑是一剂强心针。然而，我也必须指出，这种理论上的“翻新”也带来了一定的理解障碍。有些章节对复杂系统的数学建模描述，如果缺乏扎实的数理背景，可能会让人感到吃力，感觉自己像是站在了知识的悬崖边上，能看到对岸的美景，却苦于没有合适的工具跨越那片鸿沟。尽管如此，作者在处理“技术异化”问题时所展现出的那种冷静而深刻的洞察力，依然值得称赞。他没有落入简单的技术决定论的陷阱，而是细致地分析了技术工具如何在潜移默化中重塑了人类的认知结构和互动模式。总体来看，这是一部极具野心和挑战性的作品，它无疑会成为后续相关领域研究者绕不开的参照点。

这本书给我带来最大的震撼，来自于它对“时间性”的独特处理。作者并没有将社会变革视为一个线性的、不可逆转的进程，而是巧妙地引入了“时间褶皱”和“平行历史”的概念。在讨论全球化背景下的身份认同危机时，他通过比较不同代际对同一历史事件的记忆差异，生动地展示了社会时间在个体经验中的碎片化。这本书的文笔非常优美，偶尔会出现一些富有诗意的句子，这在社会科学著作中是相当罕见的。例如，他描述传统社区的衰亡，用的词汇是“一种缓慢的、无声的日落”，这种表达方式极大地提升了阅读的审美体验。虽然这本书的主题宏大且严肃，但作者似乎总能找到一个恰当的出口，让读者在沉重的思考之余，获得片刻的喘息。我特别喜欢它对于地方性知识的尊重，认为每一个具体的社会实践中都蕴含着对普遍规律的独特洞察。它成功地避开了西方中心主义的窠臼，以一种真正平视的姿态，去倾听和解读那些处于变革边缘的声音，使得全书的论述充满了包容性和人文关怀。

初翻这本书，我的第一印象是，它的叙事风格极其像一位经验丰富的田野调查者在娓娓道来他的长期观察记录，而不是一本冰冷的学术专著。作者的语言富有画面感，仿佛带着我亲身走进了那些被快速城市化浪潮席卷的村落，或者观察了那些在政策变动中挣扎求存的社区组织。最让我印象深刻的是其中对“发展绩效”的批判性分析。他没有简单地使用GDP增长率这类宏观指标来衡量进步，而是深入到微观层面，通过对几代人生活轨迹的纵向追踪，揭示了经济数据背后隐藏的社会断裂和文化张力。有一段描述，关于传统手工艺人在面对标准化工业产品冲击时的心理挣扎，写得极其细腻动人，几乎让人潸然泪下。这种将宏大叙事与个体命运紧密结合的写法，极大地增强了文本的说服力和情感冲击力。我发现，这本书真正的高明之处在于，它成功地架设了一座桥梁，连接了抽象的社会理论与鲜活的日常生活经验，让人在阅读中不仅获得知识，更收获了一种对人类生存困境的深刻共情。它让我开始重新思考，我们所追求的“进步”究竟是以什么为代价的。

这本书的结构组织，坦白说，对我这样一个习惯了清晰章节划分的研究者来说，一开始有些挑战。它不是那种“第一章提出问题，第二章回顾文献，第三章建立模型”的教科书式编排。相反，它更像是一组围绕核心主题不断螺旋上升的辩论集合。作者似乎有意将不同的论点以辩证的方式交织在一起，导致初次阅读时，你可能需要反复回溯，才能完全理清他对某个特定概念——比如“内生性发展路径”——的最终定位。不过，一旦适应了这种跳跃性的思维模式，你会发现它极大地解放了传统学术写作的束缚。尤其是在探讨跨文化交流对本土社会规范的影响时，作者引入了后殖民理论的一些观点，但又敏锐地指出了这些理论在应用于具体非西方社会情境时的局限性，展现了一种极高的理论自觉性。这种不断自我审视、不断修正的写作姿态，让整本书充满了活力，而不是那种一成不变的教条。它要求读者必须积极参与到思考过程中，去填补那些作者刻意留下的、需要读者自行推导的逻辑空白。

这本书，说实话，拿到手的时候我就被它的封面设计吸引住了。那种深沉的蓝色调配上简洁有力的标题字体，给人的感觉就是厚重和权威，绝非那种哗众取宠的畅销书。我原本是冲着某个特定理论模型来的，希望能在其中找到一些更细致的实证数据来支撑我手头上的研究。然而，深入阅读后，我发现作者的切入点远比我预期的要宏大和哲学化。他并没有急于抛出结论，而是花了大量篇幅去梳理“变革”这个概念在不同历史语境下的语义漂移。我特别欣赏他处理复杂社会现象时的那种耐心，比如在讨论工业化晚期社会结构重塑时，他引用了大量早期社会学家的文本，用一种近乎考古学家的严谨态度，一层层剥开我们习以为常的社会假设。其中有一章专门探讨了“去中心化权力结构”的可能性，论述得极为精妙，虽然有些地方的论证链条稍显冗长，但每一步逻辑推演都像是精心雕琢的石块，最终垒砌出一个令人信服的分析框架。读完这部分，我感觉自己对理解当前全球治理的困境有了一种全新的视角，不再是简单的二元对立，而是看到了权力在网络中弥散、重组的动态过程。这本书的价值在于，它强迫你跳出当下的热点讨论，去回溯那些更根本性的驱动力。

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Modernization, Dependency and World-System Theories 每个部分：historical context- theoritical heritage-empirical studies-critique 结构非常之清晰

给个大好评吧，SO真是人又nice又冷幽默，虽然seminar偶尔陷入不知所云，整个课还是很喜欢的。。。然后发现他的这个书是development界唯一一个可以做教材的书，据说Wallerstein也用这书。 SO也算development界的一个大牛了吧 。。。