Anthony Giddens
An Introduction to a Social Theorist
Published on 18. June 2000
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-0-631-20733-7 (ISBN)
Description
Anthony 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.
Reviews / Votes
"An outstanding and readable introduction to the work of the UK's leading contemporary sociologist."William Outhwaite, University of Sussex "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." Ira J. Cohen, Rutgers University
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Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 158 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
472 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-631-20733-7 (9780631207337)
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Lars Bo Kaspersen is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, where he teaches sociology, history, and politics. He is co-editor, with Heine Andersen, of Classical and Modern Social Theory (Blackwell, 2000). He is currently working on the origin, development, and transformation of the Danish welfare state, and on the state formation and the emergence of citizenship in France, British, Germany, and Scandinavia in a historical comparative perspective.
Content
Preface. Introduction.
1. Anthony Giddens, the Positive Critic: the Dialogue with Classical and Modern Sociology.
2 Giddens as Constructor: the Theory of Structuration as a Response to the Dualism of Social Theory.
3 The Theory of Structuration.
4 Giddens's Theory of the State: the Nation-state and War.
5 The Analysis of Modernity: Globalization, the Transformation of Intimacy, and the Post-traditional Society.
6 Giddens and Politics: toward Positive Welfare, Generative Politics, and the Radical Center.
7 The Post-traditional Society and Radical Politics: an Interview with Anthony Giddens.
8 Giddens's Social and Political Theory: Some Critical Viewpoints.
Epilogue.
Bibliography.
Index.
1. Anthony Giddens, the Positive Critic: the Dialogue with Classical and Modern Sociology.
2 Giddens as Constructor: the Theory of Structuration as a Response to the Dualism of Social Theory.
3 The Theory of Structuration.
4 Giddens's Theory of the State: the Nation-state and War.
5 The Analysis of Modernity: Globalization, the Transformation of Intimacy, and the Post-traditional Society.
6 Giddens and Politics: toward Positive Welfare, Generative Politics, and the Radical Center.
7 The Post-traditional Society and Radical Politics: an Interview with Anthony Giddens.
8 Giddens's Social and Political Theory: Some Critical Viewpoints.
Epilogue.
Bibliography.
Index.