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Ulrich Beck - Reflexive Modernization: Politics, Tradition and Aesthetics in the Modern Social Order - 9780745612782 - V9780745612782
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Reflexive Modernization: Politics, Tradition and Aesthetics in the Modern Social Order

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Description for Reflexive Modernization: Politics, Tradition and Aesthetics in the Modern Social Order Paperback. aeo Concerns debates now at the core of social and political theory -- particularly the debate about the nature of modernity. aeo Provides an accessible introduction to the basic ideas of the theory of reflexive modernization. aeo Each of the three contributors is very well--known at an international level. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 352.
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. He offers a new elaboration of his basic ideas, connecting reflexive modernization with new issues to do with the state and political organization. Giddens offers an in-depth examination of the connections between "institutional reflexivity" and the de-traditionalizing of the modern world. We are entering, he argues, a phase of the development of a global society. ... Read more

Lash develops the theme of reflexive modernization in relation to aesthetics and the interpretation of culture. In this domain, he suggests, we need to look again at the conventional theories of postmodernism; "aesthetic modernization" has distinctive qualities that need to be uncovered and analysed. In the concluding sections of the book, the three authors offer critical appraisals of each other's viewpoints, providing a synthetic conclusion to the work as a whole.

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Product Details

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
Weight
358g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745612782
SKU
V9780745612782
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Reviews for Reflexive Modernization: Politics, Tradition and Aesthetics in the Modern Social Order
"Reflexive Modernization is stimulating and imaginative ... all the authors raise important issues. Giddens provides a much-needed sociological discussion of the nature of tradition, which should provoke debate. Lash's contribution is in some ways the most helpful, given his direct engagement with his co-authors and his relation of theory to a variety of evidence." Radical Philosophy ... Read more

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