Social theory and postcommunism [[electronic resource] /] / William Outhwaite and Larry Ray

• Autore: Outhwaite William
• Pubblicazione: Malden, MA, : Blackwell, c2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (266 p.)
• Disciplina: 301.01; 301/.01; 320.532
• Soggetto topico: Postmodernism - Social aspects; Post-communism
• Altri autori: RayLarry J
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-244) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction : being taken by surprise -- Theory after the fall -- Class : Marx and Weber -- Society, solidarity and anomie : Durkheim -- Three types of convergence -- Socialism, modernity and beyond -- Globalization and convergence -- Civil society East and West -- Modernity, memory and post-communism -- Concluding themes.
• Sommario/riassunto: Social Theory and Postcommunism undertakes a thorough study of the implications of post-communism for sociological theory. Written by two leading social theorists, the book discusses the thesis that the fall of communism has decimated alternative conceptions of social organizations other than capitalism.Analyzes the implications of the fall of communism on social theoryDiscusses alternative ideas of social organizations other than capitalism, in the wake of the collapse of communismCovers state/civil society, globalization, the future of "modernity," and post-socialism</
• Titolo autorizzato: Social theory and postcommunism
• ISBN: 1-280-19749-8; 9786610197491; 0-470-70101-3; 0-470-77334-0; 1-4051-3784-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910830720303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II