The silent revolution : changing values and political styles among Western publics /

Inglehart, Ronald,

The silent revolution : changing values and political styles among Western publics / Ronald Inglehart. - Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, (c)1977. - 1 online resource (496 pages) : illustrations. - Princeton Legacy Library .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover; Contents; Part I: Introduction; 1 Changing Values and Skills Among Western Publics: An Overview.

This book contends that beneath the frenzied activism of the sixties and the seeming quiescence of the seventies, a ""silent revolution"" has been occurring that is gradually but fundamentally changing political life throughout the Western world. Ronald Inglehart focuses on two aspects of this revolution: a shift from an overwhelming emphasis on material values and physical security toward greater concern with the quality of life; and an increase in the political skills of Western publics that enables them to play a greater role in making important political decisions. Originally published i.



9781400869589


Political participation--European Economic Community countries.
Political participation--United States.
Social values.


Electronic Books.

JN94 / .S554 1977