Politics, Sociology and Social Theory: Encounters with Classical and Contemporary Social Thought
- ISBN-10
- 0745666566
- ISBN-13
- 9780745666563
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 312
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-05-28
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Author
- Anthony Giddens
Description
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 Giddens has developed over the past two decades.
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- 2013-06-10
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