02778nam 2200637 a 450 991078476510332120230912203531.00-8039-7931-21-4462-2289-61-281-25149-697866112514991-84787-147-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(OCoLC)52745642(FINmELB)ELB142182(EXLCZ)99100000000040264420120405d2003 fy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAn introduction to politics, state and society /James W. McAuleyLondon :SAGE,2003.1 online resource ([viii], 232 pages)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 sociologyState, TheGreat BritainPolitics and government1945-Political sociology.State, The.306.2McAuley James W988527StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910784765103321An introduction to politics, state and society3781821UNINA