Program in Comparative Study of Social Transformations (University of Michigan) 1987-2001 1987-1997

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Program in Comparative Study of Social Transformations (University of Michigan) 1987-2001 1987-1997

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An interdisciplinary research program at the University of Michigan, Comparative Study of Social Transformations (CSST) studied theoretical categories and questions around social change within past and present societies. Records include a complete run of the working papers, a collection of flyers and presentation papers from CSST sponsored colloquiums and faculty seminars, posters, and two video cassettes. Included within the working papers are both the original grant proposal for the funding of the CSST and working paper #21, "Taking Stock: The First Year of CSST," February 1989.

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Center for Research on Social Organization.

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Associated with the University of Michigan Department of Sociology, CRSO was established in 1960 to centralize research on the organizational arrangements that structure group life such as constitution of power and distribution of research. The center secures grants, promotes collaboration, and sponsors conferences and events. From the description of Center for Research on Social Organization records, 1960-2001. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 8...

University of Michigan. Program in Comparative Studies of Social Transformations.

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Interdisciplinary research program formed to stuudy social change in past and present societies. Affiliated with the Center for Research on Social Organization and the history department. From the description of Program in Comparative Studies of Social Transformations (University of Michigan) records, 1987-2001. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 757944729 ...

Carby, Hazel V.

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Prashad, Vijay

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University of Michigan. Program in Comparative Study of Social Transformations.

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Sparked by great intellectual shifts of the late 1960s and 1970s, the CSST formed to better foster cross-discipline exchange across the fields of history, anthropology, and sociology. Each discipline had begun to borrow theories and practices from the others, but the borrowing did not constitute a complete exchange. In 1987 CSST was created as a grant proposal to the Presidential Initiatives Fund. The proposal, published as Working Paper #1 states, "We believe that the fields have i...