"Social Theory and Postcommunism"is a unique, well-written, and accessible text that analyzes the implications of the fall of communism on social theory. Written by two leading social theorists, the book discusses the thesis that the fall of communism has decimated alternative conceptions of social organizations other than capitalism. By undertaking a thorough study of the implications of post-Communism for sociological theory, it reviews almost every key issue which currently occupies social theory: state/civil society, globalization, the future of "modernity," and postsocialism. Outhwaite and Ray cover such issues while still referencing older traditions, such as the modernization theory. With clarity, insight, and authority, this book presents a new understanding of social theory for the student or scholar. "Social Theory and Postcommunism" undertakes a thorough study of the implications of post-communism for sociological theory. Written by two leading social theorists, the book discusses the thesis that the fall of communism has decimated alternative conceptions of social organizations other than capitalism. Analyzes the implications of the fall of communism on social theory Discusses alternative ideas of social organizations other than capitalism, in the wake of the collapse of communism Covers state/civil society, globalization, the future of "modernity," and post-socialism
Ficha técnica
Editorial: Blackwell Basil
ISBN: 9780631211129
Idioma: Inglés
Número de páginas: 256
Tiempo de lectura:
5h 15m
Encuadernación: Tapa blanda
Fecha de lanzamiento: 20/01/2005
Año de edición: 2005
Plaza de edición: Oxford
Alto: 23.0 cm
Ancho: 15.0 cm
Especificaciones del producto
Escrito por WILLIAM OUTHWAITE
WILLIAM OUTHWAITE es profesor de Sociología en la Universidad de Sussex. Ha publicado las siguientes obras: Habermas: A Critical Introduction (1994), New Philosophies of Social Science (1987) y Understanding Social Life (2ª edición, 1986). En colaboración con Tom Bottomore, dirigió la edición de The Blackwell Dictionary of Modern Social Thought (2002), The Sociology of Politics (1998) y The Habermas Reader (1996).