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The Consequences of Modernity

Paperback • 1991 • English • 1. edition

The Consequences of Modernity

By Giddens, Anthony

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In this major theoretical statement, the author offers a new and provocative interpretation of institutional transformations associated with modernity. What is modernity? The author suggests, "As a first approximation, let us simply say the following: 'modernity' refers to modes of social life or organization which emerged in Europe from about the seventeenth century onwards and which subsequently became more or less worldwide in their influence. "We do not as yet, the author argues, live in a p...Show more

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ISBN

9780804718912

Publisher

Stanford University Press

Published year

1991

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

The Consequences of Modernity

Format

Paperback

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