Understanding contemporary society : theories of the present / edited by Gary Browning, Abigail Halcli, and Frank Webster.
| Other author | Browning, Gary K. |
| Other author | Halcli, Abigail. |
| Other author | Webster, Frank. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2000. |
| Description | xvii, 502 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Theory, theorists and themes : a user's guide to understanding the present / Gary Browning, Abigail Halcli and Frank Webster -- Post-modernism : a guide for the perplexed / Christopher Norris -- Post-feminism / Michèle Barrett -- Post-history : living at the end / Krishan Kumar -- Post-Marxism / Terrell Carver -- Post-colonialism and beyond / Don Robotham -- Reflexive modernization / Ted Benton -- Narrative / Susan Stephenson -- Rational choice theory / John Scott -- Complexity theory / Tim Blackman -- Contemporary liberalism / Gary Browning -- Democracy : liberal and direct / Nick Hewlett --Communitarianism / Elizabeth Frazer -- |
| Contents | New thinking in international relations theory / Kimberly Hutchings -- Utopia and dystopia / Stephen Crook -- Post-modernity / David Lyon -- Globalization / Barrie Axford -- Restructuring / Andrew Kilmister -- Cities in the global economy / Saskia Sassen -- Cultural studies / Richard Maxwell --Intellectuals / Carl Boggs -- Higher education / Frank Webster -- Mass communication / Kaarle Nordenstreng -- The Web / Vincent Mosco -- Nationalism / Murray Low -- Islam / Sarah Ansari -- Cultural pluralism today / Avigail Esenberg -- Families and households / Mary Maynard -- The Body / Chris Shilling -- Intimate choices / Ken Plummer -- Environmentalism / David Pepper -- Social movements / Abigail Halcli -- Social inequalities : coming to terms with complexity / Harriet Bradley. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 00698341 |
| ISBN | 0761959254 |
| ISBN | 0761959262 (pbk.) |