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The Metamorphosis of the World

Hardcover • 2016 • 1. edition

The Metamorphosis of the World

By Ulrich Beck

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About the book

We live in a world that is increasingly difficult to understand. It is not just changing: it is metamorphosing. Change implies that some things change but other things remain the same capitalism changes, but some aspects of capitalism remain as they always were. Metamorphosis implies a much more radical transformation in which the old certainties of modern society are falling away and something quite new is emerging. To grasp this metamorphosis of the world it is necessary to explore the new beg...Show more

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9780745690216

Publisher

Polity Press

Published year

2016

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1

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The Metamorphosis of the World

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Hardcover

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