An Introduction to Politics, State and Society - Couverture souple

McAuley, James W.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0803979320 ISBN 13 : 9780803979321

Editeur : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2003

Synopsis

This major new textbook will equip students with a complete understanding of contemporary politics, state and society in the United Kingdom today.

Key underlying themes include:

• The differences between traditional and alternative 'sites of power' and what we mean by 'political'
• the relationships between politics, society and how individuals become and remain engaged with politics
• the rapid transformations in contemporary social structures and their impact on social and political life
• the role of human agency and its significance to social and political action and movements
• contemporary cultural and social dislocations and their impact on some of the major contested areas of political life today.

Key features include:

• Key concepts and issues
• Key theorists and writers
• Discussion questions

Comprehensive and accessible, An Introduction to Politics, State & Society is an essential text for all undergraduate students of politics, the contemporary state, power and political sociology.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0803979320
• ISBN 13: 9780803979321
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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