{"product_id":"anthony-giddens-9780631207344","title":"Anthony Giddens","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnthony Giddens is one of the world''s most prominent and prolific sociologists, and yet he is also a difficult study for the beginning student of sociology. This is the first introduction to the work of Giddens, including the major part of his sociological and social theoretical project. The author traces Giddens'' development from the late sixties to the nineties in a straightforward, readable style, covering all parts of Giddens''s sociology in a well-arranged summary. Also featured is a lengthy interview with Giddens by the author, and the most comprehensive Giddens bibliography to date.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An outstanding and readable introduction to the work of the UK's leading contemporary sociologist.\"\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eWilliam Outhwaite, University of Sussex\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Kaspersen brings a sophisticated understanding of Giddens's entire agenda to this truly accessible text. Newcomers will welcome the reliable consolidations of Giddens's central themes. Advanced theorists will appreciate Kaspersen's trenchant criticisms and his extensive coverage of new developments in Giddens's political thought.\" \u003ci\u003eIra J. Cohen, Rutgers University\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface. \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Anthony Giddens, the Positive Critic: the Dialogue with Classical and Modern Sociology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Giddens as Constructor: the Theory of Structuration as a Response to the Dualism of Social Theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Theory of Structuration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Giddens's Theory of the State: the Nation-state and War.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Analysis of Modernity: Globalization, the Transformation of Intimacy, and the Post-traditional Society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Giddens and Politics: toward Positive Welfare, Generative Politics, and the Radical Center.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Post-traditional Society and Radical Politics: an Interview with Anthony Giddens.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Giddens's Social and Political Theory: Some Critical Viewpoints.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403416478039,"sku":"9780631207344","price":43.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780631207344.jpg?v=1730483404","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/anthony-giddens-9780631207344","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}