Social theory and postcommunism
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Social theory and postcommunism
Blackwell Pub., 2005
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-244) and index
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Description
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 collapse of communism
Covers state/civil society, globalization, the future of "modernity," and post-socialism
Table of Contents
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 Convergence.
5 Socialism, modernity and beyond.
6 Globalization and Convergence.
7 Civil Society East and West.
8 Modernity, memory and postcommunism.
9 Concluding Themes.
Index
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