An Introduction to Politics, State and Society

di James McAuley (Autore)

SAGE Publications Ltd, 2003

This major new textbook will equip students with a complete understanding of contemporary politics, state and society in the United Kingdom today. Key underlying themes include: - the differences between traditional and alternative `sites of power' and what we mean by `political' - the relationships between politics, society and how individuals become and remain engaged with politics - the rapid transformations in contemporary social structures and their impact on social and political life - the role of human agency and its significance to social and political action and movements - contemporary cultural and social dislocations and their impact on some of the major contested areas of political life today. Key features include: - key concepts and issues - key theorists and writers - discussion questions Comprehensive and accessible, An Introduction to Politics, State & Society is an essential text for all undergraduate students of politics, the contemporary state, power and political sociology. James W McAuley is Professor of Political Sociology and Irish Studies in the School of Human and Health Sciences at the University of Huddersfield

• Autore: James McAuley
• Editore: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Anno: 2003
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 240 p.
• Dimensioni: 242 x 170 mm
• Peso: 410 gr.
• EAN: 9780803979321

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