This book looks at how sociological concepts that were first 'invented' and applied to describe social inequality in Europe were also used to understand and explain inequality in the United States. However, under very different circumstances and conditions the concepts needed to be adjusted - either through changing their precise meaning or by using related concepts. In Concepts of Social Stratification the author tries to analyse this change by looking at how some of the most prominent American sociologists have tried to conceptualise their own society while at the same time addressing the...
This book looks at how sociological concepts that were first 'invented' and applied to describe social inequality in Europe were also used to understa...
This concise, comprehensive primer on modern American social and political thought is the ideal introduction to the rich intellectual tradition of the United Sates. Andreas Hess helps the reader to understand of American culture and politics through careful exploration of key and theorists. In the first half of the book he focuses on the core traditions of American social and political thoughtAmerican exceptionalism, Calvinist Protestantism, republicanism, liberalism and 20th century pragmatism. The second half of the book applies these traditions to a broad range of 20th century...
This concise, comprehensive primer on modern American social and political thought is the ideal introduction to the rich intellectual tradition of ...
This concise, comprehensive primer on modern American social and political thought is the ideal introduction to the rich intellectual tradition of the United Sates. Andreas Hess helps the reader to understand of American culture and politics through careful exploration of key and theorists. In the first half of the book he focuses on the core traditions of American social and political thoughtAmerican exceptionalism, Calvinist Protestantism, republicanism, liberalism and 20th century pragmatism. The second half of the book applies these traditions to a broad range of 20th century...
This concise, comprehensive primer on modern American social and political thought is the ideal introduction to the rich intellectual tradition of ...
This reader provides substantial extracts from the core texts in the field of American social and political thought. It demonstrates the rich intellectual tradition of the United States, giving an unparalleled understanding of American society and politics through the reproduction of key writings from a wide variety of thinkers.
The first part covers the core traditions of American social and political thought--American Exceptionalism, Political Theology, Republicanism, Liberalism, and Pragmatism. In the second part, texts have been selected to demonstrate the ways in which these...
This reader provides substantial extracts from the core texts in the field of American social and political thought. It demonstrates the rich intel...
This reader provides substantial extracts from the core texts in the field of American social and political thought. It demonstrates the rich intellectual tradition of the United States, giving an unparalleled understanding of American society and politics through the reproduction of key writings from a wide variety of thinkers.
The first part covers the core traditions of American social and political thought--American Exceptionalism, Political Theology, Republicanism, Liberalism, and Pragmatism. In the second part, texts have been selected to demonstrate the ways in which these...
This reader provides substantial extracts from the core texts in the field of American social and political thought. It demonstrates the rich intel...
The American dream has been a central pillar in the building of American society from the Founding Fathers to the present day. In his acceptance speech as president-elect Barack Obama talked of the need to 'reclaim the American dream'. This book takes the Obama presidency as a launch pad in order to track the changes that have occurred in American society, politics and culture since the founding of the republic. The authors argue that in a country fighting two wars and with historic levels of national, budget and consumer debt Americans actually need to wake up from the American dream and...
The American dream has been a central pillar in the building of American society from the Founding Fathers to the present day. In his acceptance sp...
Dieses Buch bietet eine sehr klare, umfassende und systematische Einfuhrung in die Theorie des Sozialen und des Politischen in den USA. In einem ersten Teil werden die Haupttraditionen des amerikanischen Denkens vorgestellt: Politische Theologie, Republikanismus, Liberalismus und Pragmatismus. Der zweite Teil behandelt die zentralen Grundprobleme der politischen Theorie.
Dieses Buch bietet eine sehr klare, umfassende und systematische Einfuhrung in die Theorie des Sozialen und des Politischen in den USA. In einem erste...
"I am what was once called a Wobbly. In saying this I refer less to political orientation than to political ethos, and I take Wobbly to mean for one thing: the opposite of bureaucrat . . . I am a Wobbly. But do you know what a Wobbly is? It's a kind of spiritual condition . . . Wobbly is not only a man who takes orders from himself. He's also a man who' soften in the situation where there are no regulations to fall back upon, which he hasn't make up himself. He doesn 't like bosses, capitalistic or communistic they're all the same to him. He wants to be, and he wants everyone else to be, his...
"I am what was once called a Wobbly. In saying this I refer less to political orientation than to political ethos, and I take Wobbly to mean for one t...
This book provides a short introduction to the emergence and development of sociology in Ireland until the present day.The institutionalization of the discipline came relatively late as it remained under the control of the Catholic Church. However, since the 1970s sociology has witnessed periods of considerable growth and professionalization.
This book provides a short introduction to the emergence and development of sociology in Ireland until the present day.The institutionalization of the...
Judith Shklar called for a radical shift in political theory, toward a view of the history of ideas through the lens of exile. Hess takes this lens and applies it to Shklar's own life and theoretical work.
Judith Shklar called for a radical shift in political theory, toward a view of the history of ideas through the lens of exile. Hess takes this lens an...
