1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910456401103321

Autore

Tucker Kenneth H

Titolo

Anthony Giddens and modern social theory [[electronic resource]. /] / Kenneth H. Tucker, Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : SAGE, 1998

ISBN

1-4462-7902-2

1-85702-287-4

1-282-55911-7

9786612559112

0-85702-287-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Disciplina

301/.01

Soggetti

Sociology - Philosophy

Social sciences - Philosophy

Sociology - Methodology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. The reconstruction of social theory -- pt. 2. Social change and modernity.

Sommario/riassunto

This thorough assessment of Giddens' work incorporates many different perspectives on his theory of structuration, his work on the formation of cultural identities and the fate of the nation-state.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910450996403321

Autore

Meier Viktor <1929, >

Titolo

Yugoslavia : a history of its demise / / Viktor Meier ; translated by Sabrina P. Ramet

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1999

ISBN

1-134-66511-3

1-299-28504-X

1-280-14293-6

0-203-98186-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (294 p.)

Disciplina

949.702/4

Soggetti

Yugoslav War, 1991-1995 - Causes

Electronic books.

Yugoslavia History 1980-1992

Former Yugoslav republics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published as 'Wie Jugoslawien verspielt wurde' in 1995 by Victor Meier--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [246]-249) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface to the English edition; Preface; Chronology of events; Glossary; 1 Fateful weaknesses after Tito's death; 2 The turning point: 1986–87; 3 The beginning of the end; 4 Western Yugoslavia reacts; 5 Irreconcilable positions; 6 Unwanted independence—the fate of Macedonia and Bosnia-Herzegovina; 7 From the Yugoslav tragedy to the tragedy of the West; Epilogue; Bibliography; Notes; Index of Names; Subject Index;

Sommario/riassunto

Victor Meier presents a history of the disintegration and collapse of the former Yugoslavia, drawing on federal and republican archives, and sources which are not yet officially open for scholarly use.