{"product_id":"9780631211129","title":"Social Theory and Postcommunism","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSocial Theory and Postcommunism\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWilliam Outhwaite | Larry Ray\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Sociology \/ Social Theory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eSocial Theory and Postcommunism\u003c\/i\u003e 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.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnalyzes the implications of the fall of communism on social theory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses alternative ideas of social organizations other than capitalism, in the wake of the collapse of communism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers state\/civil society, globalization, the future of “modernity,” and post-socialism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eWilliam Outhwaite\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Sociology at the University of Sussex. His recent publications include \u003ci\u003eThe Sociology of Politics\u003c\/i\u003e (co-edited with Luke Martell, 1998) and \u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell Dictionary of Modern Social Thought\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell 2002). He also acts as Associate Editor of the \u003ci\u003eEuropean Journal of Social Theory.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarry Ray\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Sociology at the University of Kent. He has recently published \u003ci\u003eTheorizing Classical Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e (1999) and \u003ci\u003eKey Contemporary Social Theorists\u003c\/i\u003e (co-edited with Anthony Elliott, Blackwell 2002). He has done extensive work and research on the crisis and transformation of postcommunist societies.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 February 2005\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631211129\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e272\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13.92\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379935506572,"sku":"9780631211129","price":42.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631211129.jpg?v=1780174408","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780631211129","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}