{"product_id":"the-future-of-society-paperback-softback-9780631231868","title":"The Future of Society (Paperback \/ softback) 9780631231868","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Future of Society\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\"\u003eWilliam Outhwaite (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780631231868, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 21 December 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e184 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.4 x 1.4 cm, 0.272 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Written with the author’s customary elegance and economy, this book invites us to take the concept of society seriously and to think about its future. This is a splendid and spirited work which will provoke a necessary debate.\" \u003ci\u003eKrishan Kumar, University of Virginia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“An original, challenging, and timely defense of the concept of society, this is an excellent introduction to contemporary sources and debates.” \u003ci\u003eDavid Frisby, London School of Economics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“A subtle defense of the concept of ‘society’ in the third millennium. Outhwaite convincingly undermines zero-sum thinking about the emergence of global society.” \u003ci\u003eMargaret S. Archer, University of Warwick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis important Manifesto argues that we still need a concept of society in order to make sense of the forces which structure our lives.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by leading social theorist William Outhwaite\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAsks if the notion of society is relevant in the twenty-first century\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGoes to the heart of contemporary social and political debate\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines critiques of the concept of society from neoliberals, postmodernists, and globalization theorists\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface. \u003cp\u003e1. The Origins of ‘Society’.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Critiques of Society.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Society and the Individual: Neoliberalism, Social Constructionism and Communitarianism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Postmodernism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Globalisation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Reconstructing Society.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Modernity and Society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Towards a Synthesis? Theory and Metatheory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Implications.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Society Lite? Theories of Civil Society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Is There a European Society?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePostscript: A Defensible Concept of ‘Society’.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\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":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52406447538456,"sku":"9780631231868","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780631231868.jpg?v=1784138089","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-future-of-society-paperback-softback-9780631231868","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}