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In this collection, a leading sociologist brings his distinctive method of social criticism to bear on some of the most significant ideas, political and social events, and thinkers of the late twentieth century. Of the seventeen essays, two are published for the first time, and several of the previously published essays have been expanded and updated for this volume. In the first section, the author critiques several concepts that have figured prominently in political-ideological controversies capitalism, rationality, totalitarianism, power, alienation, left and right, and cultural relativism/multiculturalism. He considers their origins, historical shifts in their meaning and the myths surrounding them, and their subtle resonance beyond their formal definitions.

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Sociology & anthropology Sociology

• Full title: Modern Condition
• Subtitle: Essays at Century's End
• Author: Dennis Hume Wrong
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 264
• EAN: 9780804732390
• ISBN: 0804732396
• ID: 04716767
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Weight: 480 g
• Dimensions: 204 × 127 × 21 mm
• Date of publishing: 01. April 1998

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