The Silent Revolution: Changing Values and Political Styles Among Western Publics

by Ronald Inglehart

Book Overview

This book contends that beneath the frenzied activism of the sixties and the seeming quiescence of the seventies, a "silent revolution" has been occurring that is gradually but fundamentally changing political life throughout the Western world. Ronald Inglehart focuses on two aspects of this revolution: a shift from an overwhelming emphasis on material values and physical security toward greater concern with the quality of life; and an increase...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691613796
• ISBN13: 9780691613796
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"