{"product_id":"the-consequences-of-modernity-paperback-softback-9780745609232","title":"The Consequences of Modernity (Paperback \/ softback) 9780745609232","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Consequences of Modernity\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAnthony Giddens (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745609232, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 18 April 1991\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e200 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14.1 x 1.6 cm, 0.284 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this major theoretical statement, the author offers a new and provocative interpretation of the institutional transformations associated with modernity. We do not as yet, he argues, live in a post-modern world. Rather the distinctive characteristics of our major social institutions in the closing period of the twentieth century express the emergence of a period of 'high modernity,' in which prior trends are radicalised rather than undermined. A post-modern social universe may eventually come into being, but this as yet lies 'on the other side' of the forms of social and cultural organization which currently dominate world history.  \u003cp\u003eIn developing an account of the nature of modernity, Giddens concentrates upon analyzing the intersections between trust and risk, and security and danger, in the modern world. Both the trust mechanisms associated with modernity and the distinctive 'risk profile' it produces, he argues, are distinctively different from those characteristic of pre-modern social orders.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book build upon the author's previous theoretical writings, and will be of fundamental interest to anyone concerned with Gidden's overall project. However, the work covers issues which the author has not previously analyzed and extends the scope of his work into areas of pressing practical concern. This book will be essential reading for second year undergraduates and above in sociology, politics, philosophy, and cultural studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I:\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Discontinuities of Modernity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSecurity and Danger, Trust and Risk.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSociology and Modernity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModernity, Time and Space.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisembedding.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrust.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Reflexivity of Modernity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModernity and Post- Modernity?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Institutional Dimensions of Modernity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Globalizing of Modernity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo Theoretical Perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions of Globalization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrust and Modernity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrust in Abstract Systems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrust and Expertise.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrust and Ontological Security.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Pre-Modern and Modern.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbstract Systems and the Transformation of Intimacy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrust and Personal Relations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrust and Personal Identity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRisk and Danger in the Modern World.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRisk and Ontological Security.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdaptive Reactions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Phenomonology of Modernity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeskilling and Reskilling in Everyday Life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObjections to Post-Modernity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRiding the Juggernaut.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUtopian Realism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFuture Orientations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Role of Social Movements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePost-Modernity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI:\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs Modernity and Western Project?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcluding Observations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52453367152920,"sku":"9780745609232","price":14.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745609232.jpg?v=1785283355","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-consequences-of-modernity-paperback-softback-9780745609232","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}