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Book SynopsisIn Reason, Conflict and Power, Jim Rodgers provides an analytic, general survey of major political and social theorists of the modern era, from 1688 to the present. Major political belief systems are described and explained in a manner that is clearly connected to the chief writers of democratic capitalism, socialism, fascism, nationalism, feminism, and environmentalism, from a historical perspective. Patterns of social thought pertaining to large, private and public organizations, social systems, social conflict and behavior are incorporated into this concise examination of great political and social thinkers and their ideas.
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Acknowledgments Chapter 3 Introduction Chapter 4 Locke, Smith and the Foundations of Democratic Capitalism Chapter 5 Rousseau and Egalitarian Nationalism Chapter 6 The Political Conservatives: Burke and Hume Chapter 7 Utilitarian Reformers: Bentham and Mill Chapter 8 The Rise of Socialism—Revolutionary Marxists and Evolutionary Social Critics Chapter 9 Fascism, National Socialism Chapter 10 Max Weber and the Rise of the Modern Bureaucratic State Chapter 11 Functionalism or the Lack Thereof in Modern Society: Durkheim Chapter 12 Modernity and Conflict Theorists Chapter 13 Microsocial Perspectives—Viewing Daily Life Chapter 14 Cross-cultural Theories for the 21st Century: Feminism, Fundamentalism, and Environmentalism Chapter 15 Conclusion Chapter 16 People and Terms to Know Chapter 17 References Chapter 18 Index
