Societies move from Westernization to cultural revival as modernization accelerates

Evidence

Initially, Westernization and modernization are closely linked, with the non-Western society absorbing substantial elements of Western culture and making slow progress toward modernization. As the pace of modernization increases, however, the rate of Westernization declines and the indigenous culture goes through a revival. Further modernization then alters the civilizational balance of power between the West and the non-Western society and strengthens commitment to the indigenous culture. — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 202

Categorization

• DEFINE: Sets out the A-E curve pattern: early Westernization fuels modernization; later modernization triggers indigenous cultural revival.
• XREF: connects to: The cultural longing for a gift world is rising after four hundred years — Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom,…, 118