{"product_id":"9780792335429","title":"The Search for Fundamentals: The Process of Modernisation and the Quest for Meaning","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Search for Fundamentals: The Process of Modernisation and the Quest for Meaning\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003evan Vucht Tijssen, Lieteke; Berting, Jan; Lechner, Frank\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eModernity dissolves absolute certainties; late modernity  dissolves them absolutely. In the modern world system there appears to  be no firm, unchallenged ground on which to construct a meaningful  canopy. But around the world, many individuals and groups long for a  kind of cultural coherence that they believe once existed. They search  for fundamentals. While these may be sought in religious traditions,  many also aspire to new secular certainties. In their various new  forms and contexts the contemporary quests for meaning in turn  transform the societies in which they occur. The rich comparative  examples in \u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eSearch for Fundamentals\u003c\/em\u003e are used to  analyze the sources and consequences of several cultural movements.  The book also offers theoretical reflections on the difficulties they  experience and on the message they carry for students of modernity.  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cem\u003eAudience:\u003c\/em\u003e A broad readership of scholars and advanced students  in the social sciences and humanities. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 1995-07-31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780792335429\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-015-8500-2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 297cm x210cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 294\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46312275181708,"sku":"9780792335429","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780792335429.jpg?v=1771523227","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780792335429","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}