It is a request for fundamental and recent Western writings on=20
macrohistory, macrosociology, geopolitics, futurology, etc.=20
After the downfall of "Berlin wall" the new "Golden wall"separates now Russ=
ian culture and thought from the Western ones:the State "free of ideology" =
has no currency for modern Westernbooks and periodicals. The cultural gap b=
ecomes even more deepthan duri
ng communist regime.
Having opportunity to use American library system for a whileand having =
some organiz. resources in Russia I wish to make asmall step for filling th=
is gap by translating into Russian and=20
publishing an annual almanac (see below the project).
I've already selected some writings (mainly by scanning, notby thoughtfu=
l reading) but I am sure I missed some fundamentalpapers, books, names.
I'll be grateful for any biblio info and comments concerningthe project =
given below.
The purpose of almanac is to give picture of previous mostbasic and in=
fluent as well as recent most discussible andpromising writings of the West=
ern thought in the given area.
Even new names of authors (maybe + year) are useful: I can finda paper or =
book by CARL system.
Thanks in advance
Nikolai S. Rozov
Professor of Philosophy,
Novosibirsk St.Un.
e-mail: until June 30:
rozov@bingsuns.cc.binghamton.edu
constant:
rozov@adm.nsu.nsk.su =20
Publishing Project:
VREMIA MIRA
LE TEMPS DU MOND
THE WORLD TIME
the almanac for modern studies
of historical systems, civilizations and futures
Novosibirsk - Moscow
Planned issues:
1. Metodology, Ontology, and Basic Concepts (1996)
2. The Structures of Social Space and Historical Time
3. The Dynamics of History and Modern Trends=20
4. Human Values and the Meaning of History
ISSUE 1:
METHODOLOGY, ONTOLOGY, AND BASIC CONCEPTS=D4
(the main headings, authors)
PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORY AND THEORETICAL HISTORY
F.Braudel,1958
K.Hempel,1942
W.Dray
?
Chr.Lloyd. From "The Structures of History"
I.Olabarry, 1995
=20
MACROSOCIOLOGY, GEOPOLITICS, AND WORLD ECONOMICS
K.Polanyi. (from "The Great Transformation") + ?
I.Wallerstein. World-System Analysis,1987.
Chr.Chase-Dann. ?
M.Mann (from "Sources of Social Power")
Ch.Tilly. The Future History + from "Big Structures..."
?
THEORY AND HISTORY OF CIVILIZATIONS
L.Febvre.=20
McNeill.?
Eisenstadt 1987 ?
Hodgson 1993 ?
?
ASPECTS OF WORLD HISTORY AND MODERNITY
(social movements, religions and ideologies, education,demography, technolo=
gy, ecology, etc.)
?
FUTUROLOGY AND GLOBAL PROJECTS
Curtis 1982 ?
Feather 1989 ?
Keegan W 1992 ?
Goodman 1993 ?
Fukuiama ?
Feather, 1989 ?
Kegley 1994 ?
?