{"product_id":"9798216381969","title":"Structures of Consciousness and Civilizational Processes A Critical Reconstruction of Benjamin Nelson’s Sociology of Civilizations","description":"\u003ch1\u003eStructures of Consciousness and Civilizational Processes\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Critical Reconstruction of Benjamin Nelson’s Sociology of Civilizations\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDonald A. Nielsen\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Sociology \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs societies around the globe undergo rapid change, Benjamin Nelson's theories help explain how and why civilizations evolve.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book offers a full-length, comprehensive analysis of Benjamin Nelson's ideas and historical studies, exploring his civilization-analytic perspective, its intricate ties to Max Weber's theories, and Nelson's arguments about the major historical phases shaping Western European civilization. Donald A. Nielsen argues that Nelson's work centers on religious and cultural universalism, reconstructing Nelson's thesis that 12th-century Europe experienced an axial shift in consciousness toward more rationalized, universalistic cultural orientations. Rather than focusing on the origins of modernity, Nelson examined revolutionary changes in structures of consciousness and civilizations, including six ongoing “revolutions” he identified. Nielsen unpacks Nelson's view of civilizational crises and demonstrates that his theories are rooted in a vision of human life that values lived experience and expression within changing historical contexts. By highlighting how Nelson's theories illuminate the dynamics of cultural universalism and structural transformations across historical contexts, this book provides readers a conceptual framework for analyzing civilizational change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDonald A. Nielsen\u003c\/b\u003e is currently retired from teaching as Professor of Sociology Emeritus from the State University of New York, USA.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23 July 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9798216381969\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e248\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51223590142092,"sku":"9798216381969","price":108.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_f63e926d-2742-43f2-85be-8162d1a63ddb.jpg?v=1783078247","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9798216381969","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}