{"product_id":"the-cosmopolitan-vision-9780745633992","title":"The Cosmopolitan Vision","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this new book, Ulrich Beck develops his now widely used concepts of second modernity, risk society and reflexive sociology into a radical new sociological analysis of the cosmopolitan implications of globalization.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Excites intellectual reflexivity and adds to our repertoire of knowledge, not only about cosmopolitanism but also about our current social, cultural and historical predicament. It is for this (but not only this) reason that we should sit up and listen to what [Beck] has to say.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eJournal of Sociology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\"Beck's contribution to the normative construction of a cosmopolitan vision in the world today inspires hope and confidence in a new era of global political and social relations.\"\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAustralian Journal of Political Science\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Once again, Ulrich Beck has brought a distinctive perspective to a major social issue. He rightly sees that cosmopolitanism cannot simply be wished into reality but can only be achieved on the basis of confronting basic issues of social inequality. We need to pay attention.\"\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eCraig Calhoun, \u003ci\u003eNew York University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetailed Contents. \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: What is 'Cosmopolitan' about the Cosmopolitan Vision.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART ONE.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCosmopolitan Realism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Sense, Sense of Boundarylessness: The Distinction between Philosophical and Social Scientific Cosmopolitanism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Truth of Others: On the Cosmopolitan Treatment of Difference - Distinctions, Misunderstandings, Paradoxes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCosmopolitan Society and its Adversaries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART TWO.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcretizations, Prospects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Politics of Politics: On the Dialectic of Cosmopolitanization and Anti-Cosmopolitanization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWar is Peace: On Postnational War.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCosmopolitan Europe: Reality and Utopia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767975641431,"sku":"9780745633992","price":21.53,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745633992.jpg?v=1758715751","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-cosmopolitan-vision-9780745633992","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}