Anthony Giddens is arguably the world's leading sociologist. In this
controversial contribution to the Giddens debate, Stjepan Mestrovic
takes up and criticizes the major themes of his work - particularly
the concept of 'high modernity' as opposed to 'postmodernity' and his
attempted construction of a 'synthetic' tradition based on human
agency and structure. Testing Giddens' theories against what is
happening in the real world from genocide in Africa to near secession
in Quebec, Mestrovic discerns in the construction of synthetic
traditions not the promise of freedom held out by Giddens but rather
the ominous potential for new forms of totalitarian control.
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ISBN
9781134866014
Publisert
2013
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Routledge
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Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
Digital bok
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