The future of society
This important Manifesto argues that we still need a concept of society in order to make sense of the forces which structure our lives.
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Preface. 1. The Origins of ‘Society’. Part I: Critiques of Society. 2. Society and the Individual: Neoliberalism, Social Constructionism and Communitarianism. 3. Postmodernism. 4. Globalisation. Part II: Reconstructing Society. 5. Modernity and Society. 6. Towards a Synthesis? Theory and Metatheory. Part III: Implications. 7. Society Lite? Theories of Civil Society. 8. Is There a European Society?. Postscript: A Defensible Concept of ‘Society’. Notes. Bibliography. Index