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UNINA9910781047003321 |
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Autore |
Barnes Barry <1943-> |
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Titolo |
Understanding agency : social theory and responsible action / / Barry Barnes |
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London : , : SAGE, , 2000 |
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ISBN |
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1-4462-1914-3 |
0-585-30856-X |
1-4462-3946-2 |
1-282-55949-4 |
9786612559495 |
1-84860-904-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xii, 163 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Responsibility |
Agent (Philosophy) |
Sociology - Philosophy |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [156]-160) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. Materials and arguments -- pt. 2. Speculations and evaluations. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In this commentary on the future direction of social theory and its application, Barry Barnes argues that social theory has spent too long focusing on individual freedom, and neglecting the social context in which all individual actions are situated. |
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