{"product_id":"identity-and-control-9780691137155","title":"Identity and Control","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRefines and enlarges the author's theory of how social structure and culture emerge from the chaos and uncertainty of social life. This book of social theory links social structure with the lived experience of individuals, providing a perspective on the kinds of social formations that develop in the process.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for the original edition: \"[In this book] White has managed to cram a lifetime of singularly deep thinking about the social order that makes the best start yet on augmenting the economic understanding of man.\"--David Warsh, Boston Globe Praise for the original edition: \"This work is unique in that it presents a fully formed structural theory of human behavior and organization from the ground up, including seminal terms and the directions in which future research should proceed.\"--C. A. Pressler, Choice Praise for the original edition: \"[This book] deserves to be widely read and discussed. White attempts nothing less than a comprehensive theoretical synthesis of social scientific ideas.\"--John Scott, British Journal of Sociology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDETAILED CONTENTS vii  ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xv  PROLOGUE: Preview of Themes xvii  CHAPTER ONE: Identities Seek Control 1  Contributors: Anna Mitschele and Frederic Godart  CHAPTER TWO: Networks and Stories 20  Contributors: Haiko Lietz and Sabine Wuerkner  CHAPTER THREE: Three Disciplines 63  Contributors: Rozlyn Redd and Don Steiny  CHAPTER FOUR: Styles 112  Contributors: Frederic Godart and Larissa Buchholz  CHAPTER FIVE: Institutions and Rhetorics 171  Contributors: Victor Corona and Matthias Thiemann  CHAPTER SIX: Regimes of Control 220  Contributors: Matthias Thiemann and Millie Su  CHAPTER SEVEN: Getting Action 279  Contributors: Larissa Buchholz and Haiko Lietz  CHAPTER EIGHT: Overview and Contexts 334  Contributors: Frederic Godart and Victor Corona  REFERENCES 377  CHAPTER INDEX 419","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403761099095,"sku":"9780691137155","price":38.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691137155.jpg?v=1730484461","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/identity-and-control-9780691137155","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}