Anthony Giddens : an introduction to a social theorist /

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Author / Creator:Kaspersen, Lars Bo
Uniform title:Anthony Giddens. English
Imprint:Oxford ; Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Publishers, 2000.
Description:viii, 226 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4296874
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ISBN:0631207333 (hb : alk. paper)
0631207341 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-217) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. Anthony Giddens, the Positive Critic: the Dialogue with Classical and Modern Sociology
  • 2. Giddens as Constructor: the Theory of Structuration as a Response to the Dualism of Social Theory
  • 3. The Theory of Structuration
  • 4. Giddens's Theory of the State: the Nation-state and War
  • 5. The Analysis of Modernity: Globalization, the Transformation of Intimacy, and the Post-traditional Society
  • 6. Giddens and Politics: toward Positive Welfare, Generative Politics, and the Radical Center
  • 7. The Post-traditional Society and Radical Politics: an Interview
  • 8. Giddens's Social and Political Theory: Some Critical Viewpoints
  • Epilogue
  • Bibliography
  • Index