The social sciences have long been based upon contrasts drawn between
the 'militaristic' societies of the past, and the 'capitalist' or
'industrial' societies of the present. But how valid are such
contrasts, given that the current era is one stamped by the impact of
war and by the intensive development of sophisticated weaponry? In
setting out to address this and similar questions, this book
investigates issues that have been substantially neglected by those
working in sociology and social theory. Anthony Giddens offers a
sociological analysis of the nature of the modern nation-state and its
association with the means of waging war. His analysis is connected in
a detailed way to problems that have traditionally preoccupied
sociologists - the impact of capitalism and industrialism upon social
development in the modern period. The result is a theory both of the
institutional parameters of modernity and of the nature of
international relations. The book is a sequel to the author's much
discussed Contemporary Critique of Historical Materialism. The
framework of social theory outlined in that work is here elucidated in
a systematic and thorough-going fashion. The novel and provocative
ideas which the author develops will interest those working in a wide
variety of disciplines: sociology, politics, geography and
international affairs.
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ISBN
9780745666464
Publisert
2014
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Wiley Professional, Reference & Trade
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Product language
Engelsk
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Digital bok
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