Frontmatter -- NOTES ON THE THIRD EDITION -- PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION TO THE SOCIOLOGICAL STUDY OF SOCIAL CHANGE -- Chapter I. THEORIES DEALING WITH THE DYNAMICS OF INCLUSIVE SOCIETIES AS COMPREHENSIVE WHOLES -- Chapter II. THEORIES WHICH USE SPECIFIC CONCEPTS IN THE ANALYSIS OF DYNAMICS -- Chapter III. THEORIES WHICH EXPLAIN THE DYNAMICS OF INCLUSIVE SOCIETIES BY GENERAL LAWS OR REGULARITIES -- Chapter IV. THEORIES WHICH EXPLAIN THE DYNAMICS OF INCLUSIVE SOCIETIES AS A RESULT OF THE AGENTS INSTIGATING THE PROCESS -- Chapter V. THEORIES WHICH EXPLAIN THE DYNAMICS OF SOCIETY AND FOCUS ON SPECIAL SUBPROCESSES CONSIDERED TO BE PRIME MOVERS -- Chapter VI. CONCLUSION: RAPID SOCIAL CHANGE IN DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING SOCIETIES -- AUTHOR INDEX -- SUBJECT INDEX