Theory of Modernisation in the West

The textbook gives an introduction to the subject “Modernization and transformation in Europe and America” which is read in the MGIMO-University (Master’s program). It analyzes the evolution of the Western modernization theory, presents a chronology of the modernizartion processes in history, reveals the specifics of their development at the beginning of the XXI century. The textbook provides readers with the general methodological frame which is adaptable to the case studies. Its audience includes students, lecturers and broader public.