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Social Theory and Postcommunism


Social Theory and Postcommunism

Paperback by Outhwaite, William (University of Sussex); Ray, Larry (University of Kent)

Social Theory and Postcommunism

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ISBN:
9780631211129
Publication Date:
16 Dec 2004
Language:
English
Publisher:
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:
Wiley-Blackwell
Pages:
272 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 28 - 30 May 2024
Social Theory and Postcommunism

Description

Social Theory and Postcommunism undertakes a thorough study of the implications of post-communism for sociological theory. Written by two leading social theorists, the book discusses the thesis that the fall of communism has decimated alternative conceptions of social organizations other than capitalism. Analyzes the implications of the fall of communism on social theory Discusses alternative ideas of social organizations other than capitalism, in the wake of the collapse of communism Covers state/civil society, globalization, the future of "modernity," and post-socialism

Contents

Preface. Introduction: Being Taken By Surprise. 1 Theory After the Fall. 2 Class: Marx and Weber. 3 Society, Solidarity and Anomie: Durkheim. 4 Three Types of Convergence. 5 Socialism, modernity and beyond. 6 Globalization and Convergence. 7 Civil Society East and West. 8 Modernity, memory and postcommunism. 9 Concluding Themes. Index

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