Engaging with the world : agencies, institutions, historical formations / / edited by Margaret S. Archer and Andrea M. Maccarini

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (459 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.09
• Soggetto topico: Social history; Critical realism; Globalization
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: ArcherMargaret Scotford MaccariniAndrea
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. I. Social ontology and a new historical formation -- pt. II. Being human and the adventure of agency in the twenty-first century : toward a sociology of engagement -- pt. III. The constitutionalization of the new world : realism and global order.
• Sommario/riassunto: This title reflects the general theme of the 2010 IACR annual conference that was held in Padova, Italy, the aim of which was to provide a fresh view on some cultural and structural changes involving Western societies after the world economic crisis of 2008, from the point of view of Critical Realism. Global society is often regarded as disrupting identities and blurring boundaries, one which entails giving up ideas of structure and fixity. Globalization supposedly introduces?a ""liquid"" era of fluidity where everything is possible, and anything goes. Nevertheless, its current dynamics ar
• Titolo autorizzato: Engaging with the world
• ISBN: 0-203-06692-8; 1-299-44800-3; 1-135-07702-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910453120603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Ontological explorations.