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Reason, conflict and power : modern political and social thought from 1688 to the present

Print Book, English, 2003
Univ. Press of America, Lanham, Md, 2003
x, 141 Seiten Diagramme 22 cm
9780761827092, 0761827099
254182645
Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Acknowledgments Chapter 3 Introduction Chapter 4 Locke, Smith and the Foundations of Democratic Capitalism Chapter 5 Rousseau and Egalitarian Nationalism Chapter 6 The Political Conservatives: Burke and Hume Chapter 7 Utilitarian Reformers: Bentham and Mill Chapter 8 The Rise of Socialism—Revolutionary Marxists and Evolutionary Social Critics Chapter 9 Fascism, National Socialism Chapter 10 Max Weber and the Rise of the Modern Bureaucratic State Chapter 11 Functionalism or the Lack Thereof in Modern Society: Durkheim Chapter 12 Modernity and Conflict Theorists Chapter 13 Microsocial Perspectives—Viewing Daily Life Chapter 14 Cross-cultural Theories for the 21st Century: Feminism, Fundamentalism, and Environmentalism Chapter 15 Conclusion Chapter 16 People and Terms to Know Chapter 17 References Chapter 18 Index