Critique of Modernity
Author | : Alain Touraine |
Publisher | : Wiley-Blackwell |
Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 1995-05-22 |
ISBN-10 | : 1557865310 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781557865311 |
Rating | : 4/5 (10 Downloads) |
Download or read book Critique of Modernity written by Alain Touraine and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1995-05-22 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over two hundred years, the notion of modernity has dominated Western social thought. Yet as we approach the end of the millenium, we find the concept under seige: constantly being challenged, rejected or refined. In Critique of Modernity d, Alain Touraine, one of our leading social thinkers, offers an outstanding analysis and reinterpretation of the modern for the twenty-first century.