Outhwaite, William <br/><br/>
Social theory and postcommunism / 
William Outhwaite and Larry Ray. 
 - Malden, MA:  Blackwell,  �2005 
 - 1 online resource (viii, 256 pages) 
<br/><br/> eBooks on EBSCOhost All EBSCO eBooks  Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-244) and index.  English.  Print version record. 
<br/><br/> Article Abstract: Social Theory and Postcommunism is a unique, well-written, and accessible text that analyzes the implications of the fall of communism on social 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. By undertaking a thorough study of the implications of post-Communism for sociological theory, it reviews almost every key issue which currently occupies social theory: state/civil society, globalization, the future of "modernity," and postsocialism. Outhwaite and Ray cover such issues while still referencing older traditions, such as the modernization theory. With clarity, insight, and authority, this book presents a new understanding of social theory for the student or scholar 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0470773340 9780470773345 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Postmodernisme - Aspect social<br/>SOCIAL SCIENCE - Regional Studies<br/>SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General<br/>Post-communism<br/>Postmodernism - Social aspects<br/>Postcommunisme<br/>Politieke stelsels<br/>Sociologie<br/>Theorie�en
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>HM449 .O9 2005eb