An introduction to the work of Anthony Giddens, and a critical discussion of his ideas. It sets out the background to and sources for Giddens' development of structuration theory and describes the main features of his theory. The Giddens phenomenon has been one of the most obvi…
An introduction to the work of Anthony Giddens, and a critical discussion of his ideas. It sets out the background to and sources for Giddens' development of structuration theory and describes the main features of his theory.
This thorough assessment of Giddens' work incorporates many different perspectives on his theory of structuration, his work on the formation of cultural identities and the fate of the nation-state.
Anthony Giddens is widely recognized as one of the most important sociologists of the post-war period. This is the first full-length work to examine Giddens' social theory. It guides the reader through Giddens' early attempt to overcome the duality of structure and agency. He sa…
Anthony Giddens has been in the forefront of developments in social theory for the past decade. In The Constitution of Society he outlines the distinctive position he has evolved during that period and offers a full statement of a major new perspective in social thought, a synth…