| Ernest Gellner and Contemporary Social Thought Contributor(s): Malesevic, Sinisa (Editor), Haugaard, Mark (Editor), Maleŝ Ević, Siniŝ A. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521882915 ISBN-13: 9780521882910 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2007 Annotation: Ernest Gellner was a unique scholar whose work covered areas as diverse as social anthropology, analytical philosophy, the sociology of the Islamic world, nationalism, psychoanalysis, East European transformations and kinship structures. Despite this diversity, there is an exceptional degree of unity and coherence in Gellner's work with his distinctly modernist, rationalist and liberal world-view evident in everything he wrote. His central problematic remains constant: understanding how the modern world came into being and to what extent it is unique relative to all other social forms. Ten years after his death, this book brings together leading social theorists to evaluate the significance of Gellner's legacy and to re-examine his central concerns. It corrects many misunderstandings and critically engages with Gellner's legacy to provide a cutting edge contribution to understanding our contemporary post-9/11, global, late modern, social condition. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 300.92 |
| LCCN: 2008271009 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6" W x 9" (1.31 lbs) 290 pages |
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Contributor Bio(s): Male Evi, Sini a.: - Sini a Male evi is a Lecturer in the Department of Political Science and Sociology at the National University of Ireland, Galway. His recent publications include Identity as Ideology: Understanding Ethnicity and Nationalism (2006), The Sociology of Ethnicity (2004), Ideology, Legitimacy and the New State (2002) and Making Sense of Collectivities (co-edited with Mark Haugaard, 2002).Haugaard, Mark: - Mark Haugaard is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Political Science and Sociology at the National University of Ireland, Galway and was Jean Monnet Fellow at the European University Institute, Florence. His recent publications include Power and Ideology (2006), Power: A Reader (2002), and Making Sense of Collectivities (co-edited with Sini a Male evi, 2002). |
