Outhwaite, William / Ray, Larry Social Theory and Postcommunism
1. Edition December 2004 97.90 Euro 2004. 268 Pages, Hardcover ISBN 978-0-631-21111-2 - John Wiley & Sons
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Detailed description Social Theory and Postcommunism undertakes a thorough study of the implications of post-communism for sociological theory. Written by two leading social theorists, the book discusses the thesis that the fall of communism has decimated alternative conceptions of social organizations other than capitalism. * Analyzes the implications of the fall of communism on social theory * Discusses alternative ideas of social organizations other than capitalism, in the wake of the collapse of communism * Covers state/civil society, globalization, the future of "modernity," and post-socialism