Introduction to Politics, State and Society
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- ISBN 9780803979321
- Weight: 420g
- Dimensions: 170 x 242mm
- Publication Date: 27 May 2003
- Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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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
