Social Theory and Postcommunism by William Outhwaite, Larry Ray - 9780631211112

Social Theory and PostcommunismAuthor(s): William Outhwaite, Larry Ray\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Wiley-Blackwell\nISBN-13: 9780631211112, 978-0631211112\nSynopsis\nSocial Theory and Postcommunism undertakes a thorough study of the implications of post-communism for sociological theory. Written by two leading social theorists, the book discusses the thesis that the fall of communism has decimated alternative conceptions of social organizations other than capitalism.\n\nAnalyzes the implications of the fall of communism on social theory\nDiscusses alternative ideas of social organizations other than capitalism, in the wake of the collapse of communism\nCovers state/civil society, globalization, the future of modernity, and post-socialism