Télécharger le livre :  Essential Concepts in Sociology

Social life is in a constant process of change, and sociology can never stand still. As a result, contemporary sociology is a theoretically diverse enterprise, covering a huge range of subjects and drawing on a broad array of research methods. Central to this endeavour...
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Parution : 2021-05-04

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Télécharger le livre :  Sociology

Over a million copies sold worldwideThe indispensable guide to understanding the world we make and the lives we lead. This thoroughly revised and updated ninth edition remains unrivalled in its vibrant, engaging and authoritative introduction to sociology. The authors...
Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2021-03-16

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Télécharger le livre :  Turbulent and Mighty Continent

Winner of the 2014 European Book Prize. A "United States of Europe", Winston Churchill proposed in 1946, could "as if by a miracle transform" that "turbulent and mighty continent". "In this way only", he continued, "will hundreds of millions of toilers be able to...
Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2013-12-18

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Télécharger le livre :  Beyond Left and Right

How should one understand the nature and possibilities of political radicalism today? The political radical is normally thought of as someone who stands on the left, opposing backward-looking conservatism. In the present day, however, the left has turned defensive,...
Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2013-08-23

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Télécharger le livre :  The Constitution of Society

Anthony Giddens has been in the forefront of developments in social theory for the past decade. In The Constitution of Society he outlines the distinctive position he has evolved during that period and offers a full statement of a major new perspective in social...
Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2013-06-28

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Télécharger le livre :  New Rules of Sociological Method

This is a new and revised edition of a book which has already established itself as a basic text in social theory. The first section of the work provides a concise critical analysis of some leading schools of thought in social philosophy, giving particular attention to...
Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2013-06-10

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Télécharger le livre :  The Third Way and its Critics

The idea of finding a 'third way' in politics has become a focus of discussion across the world. Political leaders, in the US, Europe, Asia and Latin America claim to be following its principles. Yet the notion has also attracted much criticism. Some say it is an empty...
Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2013-06-07

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Télécharger le livre :  The Third Way

The idea of finding a 'third way' in politics has been widely discussed over recent months - not only in the UK, but in the US, Continental Europe and Latin America. But what is the third way? Supporters of the notion haven't been able to agree, and critics deny the...
Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2013-05-29

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Télécharger le livre :  Politics and Sociology in the Thought of Max Weber

This book provides an interpretation of one of the key aspects of Max Weber’s work: the relationship between his political and sociological writings. Weber’s sociological studies have often been treated as if they were completely separate from his political attitudes...
Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2013-05-28

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Télécharger le livre :  In Defence of Sociology

Is there a future for sociology? To many, sociology seems to have lost its way. Born of the ideas of Auguste Comte in the nineteenth century, sociology established itself as 'the science of modernity', linked to a progressive view of history. Yet today the idea of...
Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2013-05-28

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Télécharger le livre :  Politics, Sociology and Social Theory

Built upon a series of critical encounters with major figures in classical and present-day social and political thought, this volume offers not only a challenging critique of major traditions of social and political analysis, but unique insights into the ideas which...
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Parution : 2013-05-28

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Télécharger le livre :  The Nation-State and Violence

The social sciences have long been based upon contrasts drawn between the 'militaristic' societies of the past, and the 'capitalist' or 'industrial' societies of the present. But how valid are such contrasts, given that the current era is one stamped by the impact of...
Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2013-05-08

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Télécharger le livre :  Conversations with Anthony Giddens

Anthony Giddens has been described as 'the most important English social philosopher of our time'. Over twenty-five years, and even more books, he has established himself as the most widely-read and widely-cited social theorist of his generation. His ideas have...
Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2013-05-02
Collection : Conversations
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Télécharger le livre :  Europe in the Global Age

Europe's social model – its system of welfare and social protection – is regarded by many as the jewel in the crown. It is what helps to give the European societies their distinctive qualities of social cohesion and care for the vulnerable. Over recent years, however,...
Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2013-05-02

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Télécharger le livre :  Modernity and Self-Identity

This major study develops a new account of modernity and its relation to the self. Building upon the ideas set out in The Consequences of Modernity, Giddens argues that 'high' or 'late' modernity is a post traditional order characterised by a developed institutional...
Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2013-04-30

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Télécharger le livre :  Social Theory and Modern Sociology

In this book Anthony Giddens addresses a range of issues concerning current developments in social theory, relating them to the prospects for sociology in the closing decades of the twentieth century. Composed of closely integrated papers, all written over the past few...
Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2013-04-25

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Télécharger le livre :  The Consequences of Modernity

In this major theoretical statement, the author offers a new and provocative interpretation of the institutional transformations associated with modernity. We do not as yet, he argues, live in a post-modern world. Rather the distinctive characteristics of our major...
Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2013-04-25

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Télécharger le livre :  The Transformation of Intimacy

The sexual revolution: an evocative term, but what meaning can be given to it today? How does 'sexuality' come into being and what connections does it have with the changes that have affected personal life on a more general plane? In answering these questions, Anthony...
Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2013-04-23

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Télécharger le livre :  The Politics of Climate Change

"A landmark study in the struggle to contain climate change, the greatest challenge of our era. I urge everyone to read it."—Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States of America Since it first appeared, this book has achieved a classic status. Reprinted many...
Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2013-04-23

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