The Formations of Modernity: Understanding Modern Societies an Introduction Book 1

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Bram Gieben (Open University) Stuart Hall

The Formations of Modernity

Understanding Modern Societies an Introduction Book 1

Bram Gieben (Open University), Stuart Hall, Bram Gieben

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Polity Press
01 November 1992

Sociology & anthropology

Formations of Modernity is a major introductory textbook offering an account of the important historical processes, institutions and ideas that have shaped the development of modern societies. This challenging and innovative book 'maps' the evolution of those distinctive forms of political, economic, social and cultural life which characterize modern societies, from their origins in early modern Europe to the nineteenth century. It examines the roots of modern knowledge and the birth of the social sciences in the Enlightenment, and analyses the impact on the emerging identity of 'the West' of its encounters through exploration, trade, conquest and colonization, with 'other civilizations'.

Designed as an introduction to modern societies and modern sociological analyses, this book is of value to students on a wide variety of social science courses in universities and colleges and also to readers with no prior knowledge of sociology. Selected readings from a broad range of classical writers (Weber, Durkheim, Marx, Freud, Adam Smith, Montesquieu, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau) and contemporary thinkers (Michael Mann, E.P. Thompson, Edward Said) are integrated in each chapter, together with student questions and exercises.

Edited by: Bram Gieben (Open University), Stuart Hall, Bram Gieben
Imprint: Polity Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: Vol I
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 191mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 699g
ISBN: 9780745609607
ISBN 10: 0745609600
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 01 November 1992
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , A / AS level , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Bram Gieben and Stuart Hall are the authors of The Formations of Modernity: Understanding Modern Societies an Introduction Book 1, published by Wiley.

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