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This book investigates rapid societal change in Russia during the early 1990s. The story of the anthropologist (author) and the people he studied reveals cultural similarities and differences between them. Russians and Latvians taught the author about the Soviet Union, its people, and its cultures. Formal axiology provides a novel way to access their changing values.

The world is in the midst of a transition to a form of global society. Factors such as economic globalization, communications technology, human mobility, cultural influence and environmental change pull towards a unitary system, even as forces act against this connectivity. We live in a unique historical moment at which human activity can irreversibly alter the planet and its capacity to support life. Unprecedented levels of wealth, technology and institutional capacity can forge a just, peaceful and ecologically resilient future. However, the authors argue, social polarization, geo-political...