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The Giddens Reader by Philip Cassell (eds.) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Giddens Reader about?
The Giddens Reader contains a comprehensive selection of readings from the works of the pre-eminent social theorist Anthony Giddens. A wide range of important theoretical issues are covered, including the author's encounter with the writings of Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Parsons and Foucault. The 'Reader' also presents elaborations of Giddens' own innovative approach to the fundamental questions of social theory. His views on power, time-space and the relationship between action and structure are well represented, as are his highly illuminating analyses of the 'late modern age'. The readings are prefaced by a straightforward introduction by the editor.
Who reads The Giddens Reader?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Philip Cassell (eds.)
- Publisher
- Macmillan Education UK
- Published
- 1993
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780804722049
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Sociology, Social Science, Political Science
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