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Colonialism and modern social theory / Gurminder K. Bhambra and John Holmwood.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bhambra, Gurminder K., author.
- Holmwood, John, 1950- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Imperialism.
- Sociology--Philosophy.
- Sociology.
- Colonies.
- Historiography.
- Europe--Colonies--Historiography.
- Europe.
- Physical Description:
- x, 257 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge ; Medford, MA : Polity, 2021.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: The Idea of Modern Society
- Empires and European Colonialism
- Contemporary Sociology and the Construction of Its Canons
- Decolonizing European Social Theory
- 1. Hobbes to Hegel: Europe and Its Others
- Private Property and Possession in Early Liberal Thought
- Hobbes: The States of Nature and of Society
- Locke: Property and Self-Determination
- Stadial Theory and the Idea of Progress
- Hegel and the Master-Slave Relation
- Conclusion
- 2. Tocqueville: From America to Algeria
- Between Aristocratic and Democratic Rule
- The New (Settler Colonial) Nation and Its Three Races
- The Haitian Revolution
- Slavery and Abolition
- On Algeria
- 3. Marx: Colonialism, Capitalism, and Class
- From Estates to Classes
- The Critique of Modern Society
- The Capitalist Mode of Production
- The Real Subordination of Labour
- Class Struggle and Politics
- 4. Weber: Religion, Nation, and Empire
- Capitalism and Social Structure
- The Spirit of Capitalism, the Spirit of Freedom
- The Modern State
- A Methodology for Social Science?
- 5. Durkheim: Modernity and Community
- Milieu, Sociology, and Social Reform
- Method
- Types of Solidarity
- Modern Community and Its Discontents
- Moral Individualism, Nationalism, and the Question of Religion
- 6. Du Bois: Addressing the Colour Line
- Colour Prejudice
- Double Consciousness, Domination, and Equality
- Black Reconstruction
- The Colour Line and Colonialism
- Race, Caste, and Class
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Bhambra, Gurminder K. Colonialism and modern social theory
- ISBN:
- 9781509541294
- 1509541292
- 9781509541300
- 1509541306
- OCLC:
- 1224517121
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