Reflexive Modernization: Politics, Tradition and Aesthetics in the Modern Social Order

by Ulrich Beck, Anthony Giddens, Scott Lash, et al.

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The theme of reflexivity has come to be central to social analysis. In this book three prominent social thinkers discuss the implications of "reflexive modernization" for social and cultural theory today.

Ulrich Beck's vision of the "risk society" has already become extraordinarily influential. Beck offers a new elaboration of his basic ideas, connecting reflexive modernization with new issues to do with the state and political organization.

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Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0804724725

ISBN13:9780804724722

Release Date:October 1994

Publisher:Stanford University Press

Length:228 Pages

Weight:0.88 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.1" x 8.9"

Related Subjects

Political History Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Sociology

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