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On Alternative Modernities: Why Non-Western Intellectuals Must Embrace the Notion of ‘Progress’
Soft and Hard Conceptualizations of Modernity Classic modernization theory in the Weberian form posits that societies and states are evolving in a process of enhanced rationality. Such rationality manifests itself in technological advancement, progressive scientific…