| An Introduction to Politics, State and Society Contributor(s): McAuley, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 0803979320 ISBN-13: 9780803979321 Publisher: Sage Publications UK OUR PRICE: $69.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2003 Annotation: This major new textbook will equip students with a complete understanding of contemporary politics, state and society in the United Kingdom today. Key underlying themes include: The differences between traditional and alternative ???sites of power??? and what we mean by ???political??? the relationships between politics, society and how individuals become and remain engaged with politics the rapid transformations in contemporary social structures and their impact on social and political life the role of human agency and its significance to social and political action and movements contemporary cultural and social dislocations and their impact on some of the major contested areas of political life today. Key features include: Key concepts and issues Key theorists and writers Discussion questions Comprehensive and accessible, An Introduction to Politics, State & Society is an essential text for all undergraduate students of politics, the contemporary state, power and political sociology. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Political Science |
| Dewey: 320 |
| LCCN: 02112351 |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 6.86" W x 9.5" (0.91 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This major new textbook will equip students with a complete understanding of contemporary politics, state and society in the United Kingdom today. Key underlying themes include:
Comprehensive and accessible, An Introduction to Politics, State & Society is an essential text for all undergraduate students of politics, the contemporary state, power and political sociology. |