Introduction to political sociology : power and participation in the modern world /

Main Author: Orum, Anthony M.
Other Authors: Dale, John G.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Edition:5th ed.
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0825/2008035167.html
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • On the economy and politics: Karl Marx and the neo-Marxists
  • On states and societies: Max Weber and the neo-Weberians
  • On civil society and politics: Emile Durkheim and Alexis de Tocqueville
  • On the politics, law, and morality of markets: Karl Polanyi
  • Basic forms of political authority
  • Power and authority in America
  • Power and authority in the metropolis
  • Political parties
  • Social movements: basic perspectives
  • Transnational social movements and globalization
  • The mass media
  • Political participation and the pursuit of democracy.