{"product_id":"the-future-of-society-9780631231851","title":"The Future of Society","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis important Manifesto argues that we still need a concept of society in order to make sense of the forces which structure our lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Written with the author’s customary elegance and economy, this book invites us to take the concept of society seriously and to think about its future. This is a splendid and spirited work which will provoke a necessary debate.\" \u003ci\u003eKrishan Kumar, University of Virginia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“An original, challenging, and timely defense of the concept of society, this is an excellent introduction to contemporary sources and debates.” \u003ci\u003eDavid Frisby, London School of Economics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“A subtle defense of the concept of ‘society’ in the third millennium. Outhwaite convincingly undermines zero-sum thinking about the emergence of global society.” \u003ci\u003eMargaret S. Archer, University of Warwick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface. \u003cp\u003e1. The Origins of ‘Society’.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Critiques of Society.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Society and the Individual: Neoliberalism, Social Constructionism and Communitarianism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Postmodernism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Globalisation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Reconstructing Society.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Modernity and Society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Towards a Synthesis? Theory and Metatheory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Implications.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Society Lite? Theories of Civil Society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Is There a European Society?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePostscript: A Defensible Concept of ‘Society’.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53515459920215,"sku":"9780631231851","price":78.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-future-of-society-9780631231851","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}