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From post-industrial to post-modern society : new theories of the contemporary world /
In the second edition of this classic study, Krishan Kumar introduces and assesses the rival claims of three theories crucial to an understanding of contemporary social theory: the information society; post-Fordism; and post-modernism. Explaining how these theories developed and why they have held s...
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| Format: | Printed Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
Blackwell Publishers,
1995.
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| Summary: | In the second edition of this classic study, Krishan Kumar introduces and assesses the rival claims of three theories crucial to an understanding of contemporary social theory: the information society; post-Fordism; and post-modernism. Explaining how these theories developed and why they have held such an appeal, the author provides the most readable and evenly-balanced account of three very different, but overlapping paradigms. In a new and substantial introduction, Kumar places the three key approaches within the context of contemporary discourse on globalization. From Post-Industrial to Post-Modern Society is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand contemporary theories of social, cultural, and economic change. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 253 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [202]-236) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0631185585 (alk. paper) 0631185593 (pbk. : alk. paper) |