Politics, social theory, utopia and the world-system : arguments in political sociology / Chamsy el-Ojeili.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

El-Ojeili, Chamsy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political sociology.

Physical Description:

vii, 237 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

Summary:

It is common to hear that we live in unique, turbulent and crisis-ridden times and this turbulence, transformation and crisis are said to be deeply significant- perhaps threatening - for the human sciences. Responding to such claims, this book provides an accessible engagement with pressing contemporary topics, such as violence, social movements, equality, identi and democracy. Foregrounding the imagination of possibilities (utopia), the mapping of the present (theory), arid the transformation of the world-system (historical and global questions), the book surveys central issues arid paradigms in contemporary political sociology, urging a recommitment to certain concepts and traditions for guidance in thinking and acting in the world. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction

On sociology

Traditions and concepts

Transformations

Ideologies and utopias

Masses

Identities

Movements

Violence

Globalization

Equality.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230246102

0230246109

OCLC:

748328921