The sociology of Anthony Giddens
Steven Loyal (Author)
"Anthony Giddens is one of the most famous and influential sociologists of recent decades. Largely credited with the concept of the "Third Way", he continues to be a key advisor to Tony Blair ... This original and controversial book provides an excellent introduction to Giddens' work, covering the wide range of his writing from theory to self-reflexivity, modernity and politics, placing them all within the illuminating framework of a historical context. Steven Loyal argues that Giddens' writing has always embodied a political and ethical position, one that has changed considerably over the years and is best understood through the social context in which it was written. Providing a comprehensive overview of Giddens' writing, Loyal explores the many tensions and failures in Giddens' theory and argues that, overall, his work is fundamentally flawed."--Book cover
1 online resource (vii, 243 pages) : illustrations
9781849641128, 9780585488837, 9780745317816, 9780745317809, 1849641129, 0585488835, 0745317812, 0745317804
53981931
Introduction
The political and sociological project
Knowledge and epistemology
Agency
Social structure
Time, space, and historical sociology
Modernity
Rationality and reflexivity
Politics and the third way
An alternative sociology
Conclusion
Electronic reproduction, [Place of publication not identified], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010
English
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