Social Theory and Postcommunism undertakes a thorough study
of the implications of post-communism for sociological theory.
Written by two leading social theorists, the book discusses the
thesis that the fall of communism has decimated alternative
conceptions of social organizations other than capitalism.
* Analyzes the implications of the fall of communism on social
theory
* Discusses alternative ideas of social organizations other than
capitalism, in the wake of the colla...
Cuprins
Preface.
Introduction: Being Taken By Surprise.
1 Theory After the Fall.
2 Class: Marx and Weber.
3 Society, Solidarity and Anomie: Durkheim.
4 Three Types of Convergen...
Despre autor
William Outhwaite is Professor of Sociology at the
University of Sussex. His recent publications include The
Sociology of Politics (co-edited with Luke Martell, 1998)...