Central Problems in Social Theory - Anthony Giddens

Title: Central Problems in Social Theory: Action, Structure and Contradiction in Social Analysis
Author: Anthony Giddens
Publisher: The Macmillan Press Ltd
Format: Paperback
Edition: First edition, 1979
ISBN: 0-333-27294-3
Condition: Second-hand. Good. Moderate shelf wear, rubbing, creasing and edge wear to the covers, including a crease near the upper front cover and wear to the spine ends and corners. Previous owner's name and date are written on the half-title page, together with an International Bookshop, Melbourne stamp. Pages are generally clean with light age toning. Please see photos for the exact copy available.

Anthony Giddens develops the ideas that would become central to his theory of structuration, examining the relationship between human action and social structure and challenging conventional divisions between agency and institutions.

The book engages critically with structuralism, functionalism and interpretive sociology, while addressing power, domination, conflict, contradiction, time-space relations and social transformation. It is a major work in modern social theory and sociology.

About the Author: Anthony Giddens is a British sociologist and social theorist best known for developing structuration theory. His work has had a major influence on contemporary sociology, particularly in debates about modernity, institutions, agency and social change.