02890nam 2200697 a 450 991045848650332120191030193358.00-8039-7931-21-4462-2289-61-281-25149-697866112514991-84787-147-X(CKB)1000000000402644(EBL)334322(OCoLC)476141131(SSID)ssj0000182837(PQKBManifestationID)12056039(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000182837(PQKBWorkID)10172292(PQKB)10559981(MiAaPQ)EBC334322(OCoLC)290537238(StDuBDS)EDZ0000067632(Au-PeEL)EBL334322(CaPaEBR)ebr10218312(CaONFJC)MIL125149(EXLCZ)99100000000040264420120405d2003 fy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAn introduction to politics, state and society[electronic resource] /James W. McAuleyLondon SAGEc20031 online resource (241 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4462-2196-2 0-8039-7932-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Contents; Introduction: Politics, State and Society; Section I: Politics, Power, Political Legitimacy and the State; 1: Founding Arguments: Theorizing Politics, Power and the State; 2: Legitimacy and Power in the United Kingdom; Section II: Society and the State; 3: (Re)defining Politics: Neoliberalism and the State; 4: The Politics of Welfare and the Welfare State; 5: Northern Ireland, Political Violence and the Politics of Terrorism; Section III: The Future of Politics and the State; 6: Post-industrialism and the End of Politics?7: Politics in the New Millennium: Globalization and the End of Social Democracy?References; IndexThis text introduces the central theories and issues in current political sociology, and demonstrates that politics cannot be properly understood purely in terms of its institutions. It also enables students to learn the importance of the broader relationships between society, social structure and power.Political scienceState, TheSociologyGreat BritainPolitics and government1945-Electronic books.Political science.State, The.Sociology.306.2320.320.1McAuley James W988527StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910458486503321An introduction to politics, state and society2483366UNINA