| Politics, Social Theory, Utopia and the World-System: Arguments in Political Sociology 2012 Edition Contributor(s): El-Ojeili, C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1349319252 ISBN-13: 9781349319251 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy - Social Science | Sociology - Social Theory - Political Science | Globalization |
| Dewey: 306.2 |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.64 lbs) 237 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It is common to hear that we live in unique, turbulent and crisis-ridden times and this turbulence, transformation and crisis are said to be deeply significant - perhaps threatening - for the human sciences. Responding to such claims, this book provides an accessible engagement with pressing contemporary topics, such as violence, social movements, equality, identity and democracy. Foregrounding the imagination of possibilities (utopia), the mapping of the present (theory), and the transformation of the world-system (historical and global questions), the book surveys central issues and paradigms in contemproary political sociology, urging a recommitment to certain concepts and traditions for guidance in thinking and acting in the world. |
