Anthony Giddens : an introduction to a social theorist /

Kaspersen, Lars Bo,

Anthony Giddens : an introduction to a social theorist / Lars Bo Kaspersen ; translated by Steven Sampson. - viii, 226 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-217) and index.

Introduction -- Anthony Giddens, the Positive Critic: the Dialogue with Classical and Modern Sociology -- Giddens as Constructor: the Theory of Structuration as a Response to the Dualism of Social Theory -- The Theory of Structuration -- Giddens's Theory of the State: the Nation-state and War -- The Analysis of Modernity: Globalization, the Transformation of Intimacy, and the Post-traditional Society -- Giddens and Politics: toward Positive Welfare, Generative Politics, and the Radical Center -- The Post-traditional Society and Radical Politics: an Interview with Anthony Giddens -- Giddens's Social and Political Theory: Some Critical Viewpoints -- Epilogue. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

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Giddens, Anthony


Sociology--Methodology.
Social structure
Sociology--Great Britain

HM479.G54 / K3713 2000

301.01

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