The second edition of this classic study, revised with a new and
substantial opening chapter.
* New edition of a classic study by a leading social
theorist
* Explores three major ideas crucial to contemporary social
theory: the information society, post-Fordism, and
post-modernism
* Places the three key ideas within the context of contemporary
discourse on globalization.
Tabella dei contenuti
Preface to the Second Edition.
Preface to First Edition..
1 Rethinking Modernity.
2 The Revival of Post-Industrial Theory..
3 The Information Society..
4 Fordism and Post-Fordism..
5 Modernity and Post-Modernity (1): The Idea of the Modern..
6 Modernity and Post-Modernity (2): The Idea of
Post-Modernity..
7 Millennial Themes: Endings and Beginnings..
Notes.
References.
Index.
Circa l’autore
Krishan Kumar is Professor of Sociology at the University of Virginia. Since publishing the first edition of From Post-Industrial to Post-Modern Society, he has co-edited Public and Private in Thought and Practice (1987) and written 1989: Revolutionary Ideas and Ideals (2001) and The Making of English National Identity (2003).
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