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The New Political Sociology

Power, Ideology and Identity in an Age of Complexity

G Taylor author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan

Published:20th Jan '10

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The 21st century has witnessed a fundamental transformation of political institutions and society, alongside cultural, global and complexity turns in social theory. This provocative text gives an overview of key issues, argues for an 'existential turn' in political sociology and brings the study of politics and society up to date.

"Graham Taylor does well what so many contemporary authors seem to fail to do

these days, that is, after positioning his work amid recent trends in sociological research

and theory, he poses a meaningful alternative." - International Sociology Review

'A bold and original contribution to the field. Taylor offers us a political sociology of 'inbetweeness': the old order of modernity is dissolving while the emerging order is not yet fully formed. The result is a sophisticated and challenging book.' - Chris Rumford, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK

'Graham Taylor traces the ways in which new understandings of globalization and culture have transformed political sociology. This book will become part of the debate on the future of states and politics, and on how best to analyze those social creations.' - Richard Lachmann, State University of New York at Albany, USA

ISBN: 9780230573338

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 315g

234 pages