Social Theory: A Historical Introduction

by Alex Callinicos and Alex Callincos

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The eighteenth-century Enlightenment saw the birth of an era which sought legitimacy not from the past but from the future. No longer would human beings invoke the authority of tradition; instead, modern societies emerging in the West justified themselves by their success at increasing, through the application of scientific knowledge, human control over the world. Ever since this notion of modernity was formulated it has provoked intense debate. In...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:081471594X

ISBN13:9780814715949

Release Date:September 1999

Publisher:New York University Press

Length:1 Pages

Weight:1.32 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

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

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