{"product_id":"9781444330748","title":"Contemporary Political Sociology Globalization, Politics and Power","description":"\u003ch1\u003eContemporary Political Sociology\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eGlobalization, Politics and Power\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKate Nash\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Sociology \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis fully revised and updated introduction to political sociology incorporates the burgeoning literature on globalization and shows how contemporary politics is linked to cultural issues, social structure and democratizing social action.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew material on global governance, human rights, global social movements, global media\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew discussion of democracy and democratization\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eClearly lays out what is at stake in deciding between alternatives of cosmopolitanism, imperialism and nationalism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes additional discussion of the importance of studying culture to political sociology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eKate Nash\u003c\/b\u003e is Reader in the Department of Sociology at Goldsmiths, University of London, Faculty Fellow at the Center for Cultural Sociology, Yale University, and Co-Director of the Centre for the Study of Global Media and Democracy at Goldsmiths. She recently published \u003ci\u003eThe Cultural Politics of Human Rights: Comparing the US and UK\u003c\/i\u003e (2009), she is editor (with Alan Scott and Anna Marie Smith) of \u003ci\u003eNew Critical Writings in Political Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e (2009), and she is currently editing (with Alan Scott and Edwin Amenta) \u003ci\u003eThe New Blackwell Companion to Political Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 March 2010\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\u003e9781444330748\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e300\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24.32\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310984196236,"sku":"9781444330748","price":119.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781444330748_d6010d80-13ea-46b9-b974-dacff1daba84.jpg?v=1780206215","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781444330748","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}